PIERRE — The deer population in Pierre will not force an urban deer harvest this year. Animal Control Officer Farley Zuber says that is the recommendation from a recent meeting of the Deer Management Task Force…
Zuber expects the number of deer in Pierre to decline slightly further due to the blue tongue disease which has exploded across western South Dakota counties this year. Colder weather will kill off the disease. Most of Pierre’s deer population is in the southeast part of the city…
Deer were also found near the airport and down toward Riverside Cemetery. Issues with deer have been minimal…
This year’s deer count was Friday, October 22nd from six to seven-30 A-M. Zuber says E-H-D is being found in both whitetail and mule deer found in Pierre.
