The cost of a deer sterilization program can be in the $1,000 per deer range, but volunteers can bring the cost down. Since the rebound effect is reduced because sterile deer eating local food sources will not experience increased fertility and there will be less food for sterile deer. Costs can be competitive or lower than sharpshooters with increased public safety.

Examples

Edison is taking initial steps in combating growing deer problem October 9, 2018 New Jersey, centraljersey.com

... options included ...archers ... professional hunters to shoot ... tranquilize and kill...; and/or tranquilize and transport deer to a medical facility for sterilization .. which would cost the township $1,100 to $1,200 per deer to ... transport...

Examples of Sterilization Costs

Bloomington, Deer cull not the answer to overpopulation October 10, 2018 Indiana, Indiana Daily Student

... it does not appear that non-lethal methods would cost substantially more. While it cost $43,000 to kill 62 deer last year, the Deer Task Force said in its 2012 report that contraception and sterilization cost between $600 to $1,000 per deer and that effective fencing can be built for $6 to $8 per foot...

River Vale, Non-lethal controls on Nov. 26 agenda November 23, 2018 New Jersey, Pascack Press & Northern Valley Press

... “There’s absolutely no mention of surgical sterilization in their [Fish and Wildlife Community-Based Deer Management Program] handbook. That’s how heavy their bias is in favor of hunting,” Lin told the Montvale audience. She said each surgery costs $1,000 to $1,200...