IM approves contract to cull city deer
By JIM ANDERSON,News Editor
IRON MOUNTAIN — A Wisconsin company will again be called upon to cull the deer herd in the city of Iron Mountain.
The city council on Tuesday approved a contract with Wildlife Management Services Inc. of Hales Corners, Wis., to harvest up to 90 deer.
The contractor will receive $110 per deer culled, the same as a year ago. The total cost to the city will be up to $9,900.
City Manager John Marquart noted that the local Buckmasters chapter will again handle the processing of the venison. The 91 animals harvested last year provided approximately 2,400 pounds of ground venison to area shelters and food pantries.
The harvest by sharpshooters is expected to begin in middle to late January. The deer culled last year were mostly does and fawns, according to Marquart.
Last fall, the council received a petition from 18 residents in the Pine Court neighborhood urging a reduction in the number of deer.
Deer will be harvested this year from various locations in the city
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