City and county meet about urban deer management plan

Havre Mayor Doug Kaercher met with the Hill County Commission Monday morning to discuss the city’s plans for urban deer management and seek the commission’s support.

Kaercher said the plan is still in draft stages at this point, but it has been sent to members of the city council was well as Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks and he hasn’t heard any objections to it yet.

He said this year’s plan would only apply within city limits, but the county owns adjacent land so he wanted to keep them informed and hoped they would support the plan.

“A healthy, wild deer population is important to the peopl...