{"id":256669,"date":"2025-09-26T17:57:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/256669\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T17:57:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:57:09","slug":"syracuse-killed-137-deer-in-neighborhoods-last-year-second-most-since-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/256669\/","title":{"rendered":"Syracuse killed 137 deer in neighborhoods last year, second most since 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Syracuse killed 137 deer in city neighborhoods between January and March as part of its tick and deer management plan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the second largest tally since the program began in 2019, when U.S. Department of Agriculture sharpshooters killed 159 deer.<\/p>\n

All meat from culled deer is processed and donated to the Food Bank of Central New York. To date, the city has given 16,500 pounds of venison, equivalent to 60,000 meals, according to the mayor\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

The city will provide an update on the tick and deer plan to the Common Council at 11 a.m. Monday in City Hall.<\/p>\n

The update will cover the most recent deer removal results, as well as plans for the 2025-26 program. The public can comment.<\/p>\n

The numbers of deer killed are up in part to new state law that reduced the setback for sharpshooters. Shooters can be 250 feet from a residence instead of 500, with permission from property owners. That allowed sharpshooters to operate on properties that were inaccessible before.<\/p>\n

Last year the city debuted a new \u201ctrap and euthanize\u201d method <\/a>to remove deer in some Eastside neighborhoods where sharpshooters can\u2019t work.<\/p>\n

That method uses a trap to hold deer until a USDA wildlife manager arrives to euthanize it with a captive bolt gun.<\/p>\n

The city\u2019s deer culling efforts are concentrated in three urban quadrants. The Southeast quadrant, which comprises Eastside neighborhoods, has the highest deer densities, with around 15 deer per square mile.<\/a> The Southwest and the Northwest quadrants also have significant deer populations.<\/p>\n

Other local municipalities, including Camillus, Solvay, Dewitt, Fayetteville and Manlius, have their own deer management programs.<\/p>\n

The program aims at reducing the number of vehicle and deer collisions, preventing destruction of green spaces by grazing deer, and decreasing the prevalence of tick-born illnesses such as Lyme disease.<\/p>\n

The city doesn\u2019t set a target number for the annual cull. Rather, the program\u2019s goal is to reduce deer populations in neighborhoods where they\u2019ve become a problem.<\/p>\n

Ten resident diarists keep track of deer in their neighborhoods to help the city determine whether or not culling efforts are effective. <\/p>\n

Want to become a city deer diarist? Contact the Office of the Mayor by email at mayor@syr.gov<\/a> or by calling Cityline at (315) 448-CITY(2489). <\/p>\n

Property owners who have a property they want to be considered for deer management activities can contact the Parks Department by phone at (315) 473-4330 or by email at parks@syrgov.net<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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