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Council agrees to fund $25,000 herd study as first step in deer management
Summary
After presentations on vehicle collisions and landscape damage, Peachtree City council supported a $25,000 deer herd study to map deer concentrations and inform a potential regulated archery program on selected city properties.
Peachtree City council agreed to proceed with a proposed $25,000 deer herd study to map population concentrations and inform future deer-management options, including regulated archery on selected public land.
Why it matters: Staff presented data showing over 200 reported vehicle-deer collisions since 2022 and noted Fayette County ranks second in Georgia in raw numbers of such collisions. Councilmembers said deer cause property damage, public-safety risks and public-health concerns related to ticks and other…
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