Deer Trapping for Deer Population Control

Deer are flight animals so when confined in a small area will often throw themselves against the trap until dead. Nets are often used.

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Lake Fork, Deer netting operation underway in Lake Fork neighborhood January 8, 2019 Texas, KLTV

... “We trap the deer under nets,” Russell said. “They are taken out, put in a trailer and then transported to a processor.”...

After controversial culling programs past two years, Lyndhurst killed no deer this year May 18, 2018 Ohio, cleveland.com

... Two years ago, more than 50 protestors held signs outside City Hall, then attended City Council meetings in which they let their anti-culling feelings be known. Many of those who protested were upset by the trap-and-bolt method the city was using... looking into the possibility of using a different method ...

Lyndhurst deer culling curtailed; mayor says it was handled in humane way March 11, 2016 Ohio, cleveland.com

... the procedure followed led to the killing of 13 deer ... The mayor said it cost the city $345 per deer killed in the past month... former Walton Hills councilman William Allen ... spoke of the screams from the deer and of how three men had to wrestle to the ground the deer -- already injured from its struggle to free itself -- before putting a bolt into its head...

Using sharpshooters and bow hunter, Lyndhurst has culled 37 deer this season February 5, 2020 Ohio, Cleveland.com

... The method used in Lyndhurst during its first few years of culling -- the trap-and-bolt method -- brought criticism from some who often used the term “barbaric” to describe the procedure of trapping a deer in a cage and inserting a bolt through its head... Culling will continue through March ...