Mt. Lebanon Commissioners Approve Archery Hunt To Control Deer Population
MT. LEBANON (KDKA) -- Mount Lebanon Commissioners approved with a vote of 4 to 1 moving ahead with a company that will oversee an archery hunt in an effort to attack the deer population.
A company called White Buffalo will set up the hunt.
The company president Tony DeNicola tells KDKA's David Highfield that hunters will be carefully screened.
He says they'll use about six with another six hunters as back-up.
DeNicola says they have to stay away from private homes unless they have permission of the homeowner.
Some members of the commission questioned whether enough deer would be killed to actually reduce the population without taking additional measures.
A controversial attempt to control the deer population with rifles earlier this year failed.
Representatives from White Buffalo will attend a commission meeting in September to explain the details of how the hunt will be conducted.
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