CINCINNATI (AP) - Cincinnati says it plans to continue the use of bow hunters to cull deer from the city’s parks.
The city’s park system also is considering the use of more fences to keep the deer out.
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports (https://cin.ci/2slI05M ) evidence shows the 10-year-old bow hunter program has sharply reduced the number of deer in Mount Airy park.
The nearly 1,500-acre (607-hectare) park in last year’s survey had about 100 deer, still considered too many for a park that size.
The program has culled more than 1,300 deer from 10 parks. It started with sharpshooters from the Cincinnati police with volunteer bow hunters brought in after two years.
A sterilization program is used to control deer in the city’s Clifton neighborhood.
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Information from: The Cincinnati Enquirer, https://www.enquirer.com
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