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Resident proposes archery-only wildlife pilot to reduce deer collisions; council takes no action
Summary
A resident proposed a one-year, archery-only pilot to address deer and waterfowl nuisance and donate harvested meat to a food bank; the council heard the proposal during public comment and did not take immediate action.
Jacob Clark told the Urbana City Council on Feb. 3 he would like to partner with the city on a one-year, archery-only wildlife-management pilot to reduce vehicle collisions with deer and control nuisance waterfowl. Clark said participating cities have reported roughly a 21% reduction in collisions after similar programs and proposed that harvested meat be vetted through the citys locations and donated to a local food bank.
Clark emphasized the program would use only City-vetted locations and would not employ firearms. The council did not take action on the proposal during the meeting; no staff directive or vote was recorded in the transcript.
