The public is welcome to attend. A Kansas State Park vehicle permit is not required for the dedication ceremony because it is the free weekend. A highly adaptive animal, whitetails have flourished in suburban, and even urban settings, despite changing land uses. Hunting is the most effective tool to reduce these deer populations. More specifically, the harvest of female white-tailed deer is essential.
Deer are polygamous, meaning that a buck can breed many does.
Thus, taking a buck does nothing to reduce the reproductive cycle because another buck will take its place in the breeding season. Taking a buck removes just one animal from the herd. The ability to effectively control deer relies on sufficient hunter access to private land, a particular concern here in Kansas. If a landowner does not allow hunting, even if the areas around their property do allow hunting, a refuge is created. Deer quickly learn where these safe havens are located, and they continue to multiply there.