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Management Techniques
 
Management Technique Description Humaneness Cost Effectiveness
Contraception Giving fertility control products to limit the number of deer fawns born each year Very humane; no pain or discomfort of any kind Very expensive; most communities cannot afford this method Not very effective; researchers have not had good results in testing this method
Bow Hunting-Professional Deer are removed by professional archers hired by the city of Stevens Point Humane: deer is killed quickly. Can become inhumane if a poor shot is taken Fairly expensive: archers may charge up to $200 per deer Fairly effective; deer can become wary and it may be time consuming to remove enough
Bow Hunting-Recreational Deer are removed by recreational bow hunters (community members)that draw for tags Humane: deer is killed quickly. Can become inhumane if a poor shot is taken Very cheap; local residents pay the city for tags instead of the city paying archers Fairly effective; deer can become wary and it may be time consuming to remove enough
Rifle Hunting Deer are removed by professional sharpshooters hunting over set bait piles Very humane; deer is dispatched quickly and without pain Fairly expensive: sharpshooters may charge up to $200 per deer Very effective; this method removes the most deer in the shortest amount of time
Trapping & Relocation Deer are trapped in the city and then released in rural areas Not very humane; deer suffer from stress of relocation and may die anyway Very expensive; relocating deer takes a serious effort to transport a live deer Not very effective; most deer die from stress or move back into the city
Trapping & Euthanasia Deer are trapped in the city and euthanized at the site of the trap. Fairly humane; deer suffers some stress in the trap but is dispatched of quickly and painlessly. Fairly expensive; trappers may charge up to $200 per deer. Fairly effective; traps can be used where other methods cannot, however it is not always easy to get deer to enter traps.