Syracuse’s annual deer cull will begin Dec. 15, 2025, and continue through March 2026, according to the mayor’s office.
An important part of the city’s Tick and Deer Management Plan, the cull is just one of several taking place in local municipalities in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, including Camillus, Solvay, Dewitt, Fayetteville and Manlius.
The program aims to reduce the number of vehicle and deer collisions, prevent destruction of green spaces by grazing deer, and decrease the prevalence of tick-born illnesses such as Lyme disease…