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Council approves limited bow hunting in 5.39-acre Munwoods area, orders task force to guide implementation
Summary
After months of study and a neighborhood survey, the Ames City Council voted to allow bow hunting within a 5.39-acre portion of Munwoods and to reconvene a special urban deer task force to oversee rules, access and public outreach.
The Ames City Council on Oct. 14 approved allowing bow hunting in a limited 5.39-acre section of Munwoods and asked staff to reconvene a special urban deer task force to review rules, access and monitoring.
The decision followed a staff presentation that reviewed deer-related data and a city-conducted survey of roughly 12,000 households that drew nearly 1,100 responses. Staff said survey respondents in the study area indicated concerns about garden and landscaping damage and vehicle collisions; staff summarized the question results as “53% said yes, 35% said no, and 10% were unsure” on supporting bow hunting in the area when adjacent residential properties were not factored in.
Why it matters: Council framed the vote as a narrowly targeted response to persistent local…
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