Cleveland Heights introduces first-ever deer culling contract: City Council recap

Thomas Jewell

Posted Tuesday, November 3, 2026 5:51 pm

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Due contractual time constraints, the proposed $67,000 deer culling program with USDA Wildlife Services will get underway in January, with about 67 deer taken through March. Sharpshooters would then return from October through December for the remaining 133 for a total of 200, with the venison donated to a charity of the city's choice.

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio -- The city will embark on its first deer management program early next year, under the supervision of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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