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Oxford tackles city’s white tail deer population

Wally Northway — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 00:17:47 +0000

The City of Oxford’s white tail deer management plan, which allows bow hunting within the city limits, is just completing its third year, and while the program is still battling some growing pains, the city’s “deer guy” says the program appears to be showing some returns. “We’re still waiting on hard numbers from this year’s [...]

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City asking homeowners to let hunters shoot deer

Associated Press — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:11:25 +0000

OXFORD — Officials are trying to control the local deer population, and they’re urging homeowners to let certified bow hunters harvest deer from their property. Emergency management coordinator Jimmy Allgood tells The Oxford Eagle he has all the hunters he needs. But for the program to be effective, he needs homeowners to sign up. Allgood [...]

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State averages 3,000+ deer-vehicle accidents annually

MBJ Staff — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 23:21:06 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is reminding motorists it is that time of year again — time to watch out for white deer. “Deer movement increases during the fall, making it all the more important for motorists to drive defensively and stay alert, especially at dawn and dusk, to reduce the [...]

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Bow hunters line up for urban deer management program

Associated Press — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:20:28 +0000

OXFORD — Thirty-two bow hunters have signed up this year for the city of Oxford’s urban deer hunt program. The program began last year after years of complaints about deer-vehicle collisions and the animals wrecking gardens and landscaping. Jimmy Allgood, Oxford emergency management coordinator and the city’s designated “deer guy,” tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily [...]

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