Trained marksmen will begin targeting white-tailed deer this fall in Will County forest preserves.
Despite opposition from some county residents, the marksmen will kill a certain number of deer at five preserves during fall and winter this year and next.
Lockport Prairie Nature Preserve, Lockport Township. The average number of deer in the area is 94. They plan to cull 17 to 22 deer.
Messenger Woods Nature Preserve and Messenger Marsh Preserve, Homer Township. The average number of deer in the area is 138. They plan to cull 61 to 83.
Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve and Plum Valley Preserve, Crete Township. The average number of deer in the area is 421. They plan to cull 109 to 137 deer.
Sand Ridge Savanna Preserve in Custer Township and the Kankakee Sands Preserve. The average number of deer in the area is 87. They plan to cull 32 to 50 deer.
McKinley Woods, Channahon Township. The average number of deer in the area is 131. They plan to cull about 110 deer.
Source: The Southtown Star
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