What: residents' request to restore a city urban deer removal program, which ended after state rules tightened in 2022.
Where it stands: Residents asked about the lapsed program; staff explained the history and why no contractor has been found.
Next: Watch the BYU plan results; no restart scheduled.
Details
Per the captions, the city ran a removal program from 2016 to 2022 (about 67 thousand dollars a year); after stricter state wildlife requirements the contracted hunter stopped and two bids drew no applicant. Animal control responds only to dead or severely injured deer. Restarting would need a new state certificate of registration and Council funding or a willing contractor. BYU recently received Council approval for its own campus deer control plan. Residents raised wasting disease and suggested coordinating with other large landowners. Details are from auto-captions and may be imperfect.