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DEC presents deer‑management options; residents press council for data and action
Summary
A Region 9 DEC big‑game biologist briefed the council on deer biology and management tools — from education and exclusion to hunting‑season adjustments and deer‑management permits ('bait‑and‑shoot' or sharpshooting) — while residents reported extensive yard damage and asked the city for collision and complaint data.
A Region 9 biologist from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) gave an extended educational briefing to the Common Council on white‑tailed deer ecology and a menu of management tools that municipalities can use to address high deer densities and the damage they cause.
The DEC biologist summarized deer history in New York, population dynamics and the biology behind population growth. He said managers generally need to remove roughly 30–40% of a local deer population annually to hold numbers steady, because of deer reproduction and survivorship patterns. He described a range of options for municipalities and property owners, including deterrents and…
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