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Residents urge pause, new survey after Wildwood deer culling; city says follow-up studies underway
Summary
Residents told the Wildwood City Council on Oct. 13 that the city—s contractor-led deer management work should be paused until more accurate, recent population data are collected and local hunters are given a greater role.
Residents told the Wildwood City Council on Oct. 13 that the city—s contractor-led deer management work should be paused until more accurate, recent population data are collected and local hunters are given a greater role.
Several speakers described sharp local declines after the city program. "The Missouri Department of Conservation estimates that there were 700 deer in this 10 square mile area," said resident Terry Connolly, and he added that 661 deer were removed. "That leaves 39 deer or 3.9 deer per square mile. There are no deer," he said. Tom Mitchell told the council the local harvest appeared to…
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