…White Buffalo is a lightning rod for anti-hunting activists…
Solon's original White Buffalo contract angered animal rights groups and residents against lethal deer culling, who argued that there are more humane ways to manage the deer population. They protested at meetings and came out in force to fight the decision.
In January 2006, Solon resident Belinda Geiger was arrested and accused with menacing, stalking and threatening DeNicola.
The criminal case against Geiger was dismissed in 2007, but Geiger also sued the city and DeNicola. That lawsuit was settled in 2008 with the city and White Buffalo paying Geiger $12,500 each, according to the newspaper…more
