Hollywood Park committee schedules fall deer count, reviews census and predator-control costs

The Hollywood Park Deer Committee set its fall deer census for Thursday, Sept. 18, and reviewed spring census results showing 15 bucks, 69 does and no fawns — a total of 84 deer. Committee members also reported recent predator-control activity, a $270 expenditure for traps and a quoted professional-trapper contract described in the meeting as having substantial upfront and per‑animal costs.

The details matter because the census and predator-control spending guide whether the committee will request larger budget items or consider further management actions. “If we ever have to start taking deer, we get to start talking about money,” said Doug Brown, chair of the Hollywood Park Deer Committee. He and other members noted the committee’s current expenditures are minimal but that larger actions…