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Resident urges council to expand deer removals; staff says state rules limit timing
Summary
A Springville resident urged the council to remove or cull urban deer that residents say are damaging gardens; city staff said the council funds a hunter-contract program but state regulations constrain the allowable take window and last year 25 deer were removed.
During public comment, resident Earl Wells told the Springville City Council the city’s urban deer population has increased and many deer live in neighborhoods year-round, creating ongoing damage to gardens and landscape. Wells urged the council to either "remove the deer to more natural habitat or to cull them," saying the animals are born and bred in Springville and are a nuisance…
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