Story Published:
Nov 24, 2009 at 5:48 AM CST
Story Updated:
Nov 24, 2009 at 10:18 AM CST
SPRINGFIELD -- In an effort to reduce the booming deer population, the Springfield City Council approved a measure for controlled deer hunts on public property next fall. The managed deer hunts would be done with bows and arrows, not firearms. The proposal passed at the council's meeting on Monday night.
Skilled archers would be eligible for the hunts around the state Veterans Cemetery near Lake Springfield, and a wooded area off the western banks of the James River northwest of the U.S. 60/65 interchange.
