Information regarding Deer Management Program

January, 13, 2020

Please see the below link for a memo regarding a proposed partnership with the Village of Elmwood Park. 

Memo regarding Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of Elmwood Park

The village has received a letter from the Forest Preserves of Cook County regarding a deer management program. Below please find a copy of the letter along with an excerpt from the Forest Preserves of Cook County's Natural and Cultural Resources Master Plan regarding deer overabundance, as well as their responses to follow up questions.  Additionally, please find below data related to calls for service received by the Village's emergency communications center as it relates to deer from 2017-present.  

For more information about deer management, please click here and read frequently asked questions. 

Letter from the Forest Preserves Regarding a Deer Management Program

Letter from the Forest Preserves Responding to Follow Up Questions 1/11/20

Letter from the Forest Preserves Responding to Follow Up Questions 1/13/20

Excerpt from Forest Preserve's Natural and Cultural Resources Master Plan

Deer Data: Calls for Service Related to Deer