To: Utah State DWR and Steve Newton
Stop the killing of deer in city limits by deer mitigation!
In Utah, cities have began to take the lives of hundreds of innocent deer within city limits by archers, simply because there are too many. Despite statistics that killing deer through mitigation does not work to decrease numbers, cities continue to consider this as a solution to the "deer problem."
Why is this important?
All over the country, states are spending hundreds of thousands of tax dollars on killing deer in hopes of cutting back the herd, only later to realize(even after 20 years) that it didn't even work. One study reports only a 75% accuracy rate and a recovery rate of 82% in bow hunters. This means the deer will likely be injured, not killed, then run off and not be found for hours or even days - if at all - all this time suffering a slow, painful death.
With these 1,000 signatures, we ask the DWR (Department of Wildlife Resources) of Utah to put a stop to this senseless killing!!!!
With these 1,000 signatures, we ask the DWR (Department of Wildlife Resources) of Utah to put a stop to this senseless killing!!!!