Deer graze in a yard along Hillside Drive in 2010. David Snodgress | Herald-Times
The days of some local deer may be numbered if recommendations so far favored by the Bloomington-Monroe County Deer Task Force come to pass.
The 11-member group dedicated to finding solutions for problems caused by deer overpopulation reviewed parts of a draft of its final report Wednesday as it prepared to present the document to city and county officials late next month.
The draft report, which has been more than two years in the making, includes recommendations for nonlethal methods of deer control such as feeding bans and increased fence heights, as well as provisions for sharpshooting, hunting and trap-and-kill methods of reducing the deer population.
The deer task force’s report is strictly advisory, however. It will be up to the Bloomington City Council to ultimately implement any recommendations — lethal or otherwise.
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