Bow Hunters Selected For Deer Reduction Effort
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
Bow hunters who will assist in deer reduction efforts in Warsaw for the next three weeks have been selected.
Four of the hunters who were selected began hunting in declared nuisance zones Monday and one deer was taken, according to Deer Task Force chair Jeff Grose.
There were 27 hunters who attended a training session Dec. 2 at the Warsaw Police Department to qualify to hunt in declared deer nuisance zones in Warsaw.
The potential hunters were required to fill out an application form and have an approved background check conducted by the WPD.
The hunters also were required to attend the training session at the department to learn about bow hunting safety, reduction zones, and bow hunting guidelines and rules and regulations for the reduction effort.
There were 20 of the 27 hunters who were notified by phone Dec. 15-16 by the task force management committee informing them they were selected, Grose said.
The Warsaw City Council passed a resolution and ordinance at its meeting Nov. 6 that allows trained archers to hunt in declared nuisance zones in Warsaw.
The task force has spent the past nine months researching methods to control the deer herd near Spring Hill.
The task force has identified a deer nuisance zone within the city limits, including the entire area around Spring Hill, Oakwood Cemetery, Kosciusko Community Hospital and U.S. 30.
The committee who selected the hunters consists of Mayor Ernie Wiggins, Grose, Police Chief Steve Foster, task force member Matt Dick and city councilman Joe Thallemer.
Foster said he was pleased with the hunter selection.
"I appreciate the hunter's interest in the sport of hunting and helping the city take steps in providing assistance for reducing deer in Warsaw," Foster said.
Selected hunters spent Monday signing up on a master calendar at the Warsaw Police Department identifying the date and the zone in which they will be hunting.
The hunters also are required to turn in a log form or e-mail after leaving the reduction zone to the Warsaw Police Department each time they hunt.
The information includes the number of deer observed and harvested and length of the shot they took.
Grose said only three hunters will be allowed in the zones on weekdays.
Archers must wear an identification tag attached to the back of their jacket below the neckline clearly identifying them as a member of the task force.
Archers will use portable tree stands at all times in each reduction zone.
Stand sites must be at least 70 yards away from a residential property line.
The hunters will participate in hunting only on weekdays in the reduction zones until Jan. 7.
Grose said the task force plans to report results of the reduction effort to the city council in March. [[In-content Ad]]
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Bow hunters who will assist in deer reduction efforts in Warsaw for the next three weeks have been selected.
Four of the hunters who were selected began hunting in declared nuisance zones Monday and one deer was taken, according to Deer Task Force chair Jeff Grose.
There were 27 hunters who attended a training session Dec. 2 at the Warsaw Police Department to qualify to hunt in declared deer nuisance zones in Warsaw.
The potential hunters were required to fill out an application form and have an approved background check conducted by the WPD.
The hunters also were required to attend the training session at the department to learn about bow hunting safety, reduction zones, and bow hunting guidelines and rules and regulations for the reduction effort.
There were 20 of the 27 hunters who were notified by phone Dec. 15-16 by the task force management committee informing them they were selected, Grose said.
The Warsaw City Council passed a resolution and ordinance at its meeting Nov. 6 that allows trained archers to hunt in declared nuisance zones in Warsaw.
The task force has spent the past nine months researching methods to control the deer herd near Spring Hill.
The task force has identified a deer nuisance zone within the city limits, including the entire area around Spring Hill, Oakwood Cemetery, Kosciusko Community Hospital and U.S. 30.
The committee who selected the hunters consists of Mayor Ernie Wiggins, Grose, Police Chief Steve Foster, task force member Matt Dick and city councilman Joe Thallemer.
Foster said he was pleased with the hunter selection.
"I appreciate the hunter's interest in the sport of hunting and helping the city take steps in providing assistance for reducing deer in Warsaw," Foster said.
Selected hunters spent Monday signing up on a master calendar at the Warsaw Police Department identifying the date and the zone in which they will be hunting.
The hunters also are required to turn in a log form or e-mail after leaving the reduction zone to the Warsaw Police Department each time they hunt.
The information includes the number of deer observed and harvested and length of the shot they took.
Grose said only three hunters will be allowed in the zones on weekdays.
Archers must wear an identification tag attached to the back of their jacket below the neckline clearly identifying them as a member of the task force.
Archers will use portable tree stands at all times in each reduction zone.
Stand sites must be at least 70 yards away from a residential property line.
The hunters will participate in hunting only on weekdays in the reduction zones until Jan. 7.
Grose said the task force plans to report results of the reduction effort to the city council in March. [[In-content Ad]]