Syracuse killed 137 deer in city neighborhoods between January and March as part of its tick and deer management plan.
That’s the second largest tally since the program began in 2019, when U.S. Department of Agriculture sharpshooters killed 159 deer.
All meat from culled deer is processed and donated to the Food Bank of Central New York. To date, the city has given 16,500 pounds of venison, equivalent to 60,000 meals, according to the mayor’s office…