BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council has directed staff to collect information on options and the cost associated with conducting a survey to determine the size of the deer herd with in the Boone city limits.  The Council made that decision Monday evening, following a public meeting which drew about three-dozen people interested in having a say about possible plans for a controlled deer hunt.  Boone Mayor John Slight said those at the meeting seemed divided in the a group supporting a management plan, those opposing a plan and those that are hunters.

On KWBG Tuesday, Slight said there are no plans for a hunt this year.  He said a survey would need to be done to see if an urban deer management plan is necessary and a survey couldn’t be done until January or February.  The results of a survey would provide information needed to determine whether or not to continue with a plan that could involve controlled hunting within the city limits.

City staff may have information available by the next meeting, November 5th, about the cost of a possible deer survey.