Yarmouth has a plan to get a deer problem under control.
A more detailed version of a cull will be submitted to the Department of Natural Resources by a deer management working group.
The first draft proposal earlier this year lacked in detail, according to DNR.
The goal is to have qualified hunters in place for the upcoming season.
For years, the town has been overpopulated with deer, leading to the creation of the deer management group.
Mayor Pam Mood says the work has been complex.
“And we don’t have that much space for a cull, it’s very limited. So we need to figure out how to do this within the space we’re allotted,” said Mayor Mood.
The town conducted deer pellet studies this year and last.
A hunt would have to be done at least 800 metres from any schools and over 180 metres from buildings.
Meat would be donated to the local food bank.
Mood says the town has issued several $1,000 fines for feeding deer.
“They’re cute, they’re pretty and nice to look at. But they’re also carrying ticks which have diseases, they get on pets, and then people get sick. They also wander through gardens and eat vegetables and plants.”
The town would need permission from property owners if a cull is done on private property.
Read more about the plan below.
