They are expensive and have not been approved for use in Texas. Professional culling Lethal, humane culling by professionals is the most cost effective solution available at this time. Land managers throughout the nation are shooting deer to reduce their numbers to sustainable levels. Land managers must now adopt lethal means to replace now-absent predators. Without culling, deer populations cannot return to normal healthy levels.
State law requires that the meat produced by culling be used beneficially.
It is usually donated to food banks and similar charities. A more detailed discussion of trapping, contraception and culling is found on the Lakeway website . Hunting programs In rural properties where deer populations are not extremely out of balance, public hunting programs can make an important contribution to deer reduction. Game fencing It will be increasingly necessary to install six to eight foot fencing around those areas in which deer populations have been reduced. In unfenced areas, deer populations which have been reduced to normal levels will again increase when deer from surrounding areas migrate into the healthier habitat.