Officials note that recent deer counts would be up even if animal numbers on Eastern State Hospital and Lakeland Village property had not been taken into account.
On a crisp Sunday morning, Aug. 30, members from the Medical Lake Citizens Deer Advisory Committee conducted a deer census around the city where they found 73 doe, 38 bucks and 34 fawns.
This is an increase from the committee's April count where they found two bucks, 10 doe and 15 fawns.
Unlike April's count, this census included data from Eastern State Hospital and Lakeland Village in addition to the residential areas of the city, according to Candace Bennett, wildlife conflict specialist with the Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife.
"Even without the hospitals, the groups counte...
Reader Comments(0)