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Oxford council examines stronger deer controls, plans expert working group
Summary
City staff reviewed the deer-management program, noting a modest rise in deer taken this season and rejecting a costly sharpshooter plan; environmental experts urged more aggressive measures and council agreed to form a small expert working group to study options.
Oxford City Council heard an extended staff briefing and public comment on its long-running deer-management program and agreed to form a small working group of experts to recommend next steps.
The briefing, delivered by David Treleven, the city environmental specialist, summarized 16 years of the program (established by resolution in 2009) and recent changes. Treleven said the municipal program allows regulated bow hunting from elevated stands on parcels of at least five acres with manager-issued permits, follows Ohio hunting laws and requires a proficiency test for participants. "The bag limit was increased to 3," Treleven told council, and the season runs from Sept. 28 to Feb. 2 for the 2024–25 cycle. He said the city has recorded 153 deer harvested from 2009 through 2024 (an average of 10.2 per year) and that nine deer had been taken so far this season.
The presentation listed public-safety and ecological indicators prompting the review: deer-vehicle…
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