The Radnor Board of Commissioners on Monday unanimously passed a resolution to permit the culling of deer in the township, reports Main Line Media News.
According to the newspaper article, the resolution calls for a three-pronged approach to controlling the deer:
- The township will enter into a contract with the US Department of Agriculture to hire sharpshooters for 10 nights of deer-culling at a cost not to exceed $50,000.
- Allow legal and permitted hunting on private lands during hunting season in Pennsylvania.
- Educate landowners on minimizing human conflict with deer.
Nearby, Valley Forge National Historical Park there part of a larger deer management plan and environmental impact statement.
A team of marksmen armed with special non-lead ammunition and working under tightly controlled conditions
There are plenty of hunters who would be happy to do it for nothing and keep the meat. Apparently they got rid of the family of deer that lived about 200 yards from my home and for the first year in about ten years, I actually have thriving plants
We also put private residents in touch with these clubs if they want their properties hunted. Estimated numbers for Radnor are 100-110 deer for $50K. Last year in our parks we harvested 83 deer for $0. More information is on our website: http://www.tredyffrin.org/police/animal/deer.aspx Sean Moir Tredyffrin Park Board Chairman