The number of urban deer in Logan
City is increasing and without management,
they will likely cause serious problems.
While some residents have expressed
concern and asked the City to address it,
others believe no action is necessary.
The experience of urban deer
population control in other Utah cities
suggests that this will be a controversial
activity. Consequently, it is important that
the City receives extensive public input to
inform decisions moving forward.
In order to gather the necessary
information, Dr. Mark Brunson assembled a
team of 8 students from the Quinney
College of Natural Resources, majoring in
Wildlife Science, Recreation Resource
Management, Environmental Studies, and
Conservation and Restoration Ecology, to
tackle the Urban Deer Management project.
The team worked with Dr. Brunson
to learn about urban deer management in
Utah and issues specific to Logan.
Then, Dr. Brunson’s students designed a
survey based on similar efforts in other
cities, and reviewed the academic literature
about urban deer management.
In order to achieve a representative
sample of Logan, students also developed a
sampling strategy to randomly select 600
households across Logan City, and created a
Spanish version of the survey. Furthermore,
all students were required to go through the
Institutional Review Board’s training and
certification program prior to participating
in the study.
In Phase 2 of the Urban Deer
Management project, students will
conduct data entry
and analysis, and
deliver a report of
their findings to
Logan City.
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.
Community Bridge Initiative Contact Info
University Faculty Contact
Mark Brunson
Environmental Studies
Local Government / Community Contact