Estate faces rising deer population - as cost of culls becomes unsustainable

Estate faces rising deer population - as cost of culls becomes unsustainable

Deer numbers are rising at Suffolk's Euston Estate near Thetford despite its best efforts to trim the herds down.

Farmington Hills council OKs deer cull

After listening to more than four hours of impassioned pleas to use nonlethal means to address deer overpopulation, the Farmington Hills City Council voted 6-1 Monday to authorize a cull, or hunt, to thin the herds. The cull by professional sharpshooters will take place next year and will be followed in 2027 by bowhunting or crossbow hunting by up to five volunteer public safety officers who would have to demonstrate hunting proficiency. Council…