Protesters outside city hall prior to a Nov. 12, 2014, Bloomington City Council meeting donned deer masks as well as signs to protest a plan to use sharpshooters to reduce the deer population at Griffey Lake. Staff file photo by Matthew Hatcher
A visiting professor and doctoral candidate in the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Studies at Indiana University’s School of Public Health found people generally supported or opposed the deer cull at Griffy Lake Nature Preserve based on deep-set values.
“People don’t necessarily support or oppose the sharpshooting program based on the scientific information,” said Eric Knackmuhs in a Tuesday presentation to the Bloomington Board of Park Commissioners.
No deer were killed before the city canceled the 2014 Griffy Lake Nature Preserve deer cull program, although the city still spent $3,529.98 to close the park, stock bait sites with corn, secure those sites and use the services of White Buffalo Inc. in evaluating a potential cull, according to a report given about a year ago to the parks board.
White Buffalo staff set up seven bait sites at undisclosed locations with public safety and the potential for success in mind.
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