Contract: Solon Could Pay USDA $128,000 to Cull 400 to 500 Deer

Solon deer, courtesy Chris Mazzolini/Solon Patch

Solon City Council approved a contract with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Wednesday to have the federal agency run the city's deer culling program…

… That will include killing about 400 to 500 white-tailed deer, said Solon Public Works Commissioner Jim Stanek.

According to the contract, USDA sharpshooters will remove white-tailed deer from Solon using rifles with silencers in pre-approved shooting locations…more

All sides hail new livestock-care rules

State agriculture chief Jim Zehringer, seen in front of an Ohio Historical Society photo, acknowleges that the process was a struggle but credits public input in the sweeping result.

Photo courtesy Tom Dodge, Columbus Dispatch

In one of those rare events in government, calmer heads prevailed, averting a costly, divisive political campaign in 2009. Now, two years later, the result is comprehensive farm-animal rules that catapult Ohio to the forefront of the nation…more

Suburbia’s Deer Problem

photo courtesy WCPN, 
NPR Cleveland, The Sound of Ideas

…The debate over how to cull the herd rages on, with the city of Solon now a focal point as the city again turns to hunting while residents go to the ballot to outlaw it…more

Solon Deer Problem Focus of 'The Sound of Ideas' Radio Program Thursday

3/10/11 Solon City Council meeting attendees, courtesy Solon Patch

…The Solon deer debate will be the focus of an hour long discussion at 9 a.m. Thursday on "The Sound of Ideas"* program on WCPN 90.3 FM…more

* Click on “The Sound of Ideas” link above to hear the audiotape of this program, including a brief interview with Lane Ferrante, The League of Humane Voters of Ohio State Director

Solon City Council Quick Takes: Deer Legislation, Solar Center Moratorium and More

Solon City Council

…looming over discussions of culling Solon's growing deer herd is the ballot initiative that would outlaw hunting in Solon…more

Election 2011: Solon to Vote on Deer Preservation Act

… deer hunting, either with sharpshooters or with bow hunting, will pose a danger to children and 

residents…more

Deer culling debate heading to ballot in Solon

“We far exceeded our (mandatory) target of 980 signatures and we are confident the Solon Deer Preservation Act will be on the November ballot for the citizens of Solon to decide,” organizers posted on their website at SolonDeer.com...more

Deer culling debate heading to ballot in Solon

deer, courtesy Chagrin Solon Sun

SOLON It’s official — deer hunters and their supporters will face opposition on the Nov. 8 ballot.

As anticipated, the voters’ initiative known as the Solon Deer Preservation Act will be appearing on the ballot, after the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections received 1,664 signatures on collected petitions.

Of those, 1,342 were found to be valid, in terms of registered voters living within Solon. That was well over the “10 percent plus one” minimum required by the elections board.

“We far exceeded our (mandatory) target of 980 signatures and we are confident the Solon Deer Preservation Act will be on the November ballot for the citizens of Solon to decide,” organizers posted on their website at SolonDeer.com...

…Another inflammatory component of the city’s revisiting the deer culling program would be the addition of crossbow hunting, which city officials say could slash costs. Opponents have already voiced fierce opposition to its inclusion, as well...more

Solon May Enlist USDA to Run Deer Culling Program

…all of the city's deer planning could become moot. Right now anti-hunting residents and other advocates are collecting signatures in hopes of putting an anti-hunting ordinance on the ballot…more