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Wildwood reports decline in deer density after two years of targeted culling; program to continue
Summary
City staff said targeted calling operations removed 361 deer this season (bringing a two-year total to 661), with measured declines in two study regions; city-funded deer management is budgeted from a council-created fund.
City staff reported that contractor White Buffalo completed targeted deer removal operations in Wildwood this winter, taking 361 deer in the Northeast 2 (NE2) area and bringing the program total for the first two years to 661 deer.
City staff described multi-year sampling that shows declines in estimated deer density where strategic operations have taken place. Staff said NE2’s most recent estimate is about 34 deer per square mile and NE1’s estimate is about 58.8 deer per square mile; when staff adjusted NE1 for a single large northern property outside the contiguous operational area, the…
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