The city says the overpopulation of deer leads to increased tick-borne illnesses, an elevated numbers of deer caused motor vehicle accidents, as well as ecosystem damage.
Currently, Syracuse uses trained sharpshooters and hunters to manage deer populations. Since there are areas where they can’t use sharpshooters…the new pilot plan is to trap and euthanize deer.
The proposal goes before the Common Council on Wednesday, September 11 at 10:00 a.m. The Parks Department can be reached by phone at (315) 473-4330 or by email at parks@syrgov.net by property owners wishing to be considered for the deer management program.