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Boone council debates urban deer hunt as one tool for growing deer problem; no application filed
Summary
Council members heard staff outline how an urban deer management zone with limited hunting could work, but officials cautioned the program would not eradicate deer and recommended next steps including park-board review and DNR timelines.
Boone City Council members on Tuesday spent more than an hour discussing the possibility of establishing an urban deer management zone and the process needed to seek Iowa Department of Natural Resources approval.
Council members heard staff summarize experiences from nearby cities and the DNR’s process for urban hunts. A staff presenter said the city’s aerial survey in February counted 81 deer within Boone; the DNR application for a deer-management zone is due in April and the state notifies applicants around July, meaning any program would start no earlier than the next hunting season.
“Statewide, about 50% of available tags are purchased, and of those available tags, only about 30%…
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