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Thursday, September 27, 2012  Expect to see a large scale deer kill in and around the City of Ithaca this fall.

Monday, August 27, 2012  A dozen people who say an upstate New York village's plan to thin the local deer herd is too violent will drop their court challenge.

Monday, January 09, 2012  The Village of Cayuga Heights has approved a controversial plan to cull the deer herd. The two square mile village is home to an estimated 200 deer.

Friday, January 06, 2012  Opponents of a controversial plan to control the deer population in a small Tompkins County village say they've won a major victory.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  Dozens of people spoke Wednesday morning at public hearing on a controversial plan to control the deer population in Cayuga Heights.

Friday, September 16, 2011  A State Supreme Court judge has cleared the way for the Village of Cayuga Heights to move forward with a plan to control the large deer herd in the village.

Thursday, May 26, 2011  A dozen residents of the Tompkins County community near Ithaca have filed a lawsuit in hopes of blocking the village from the slaughter of a number of deer that have taken up residence within the village limits.

Monday, April 11, 2011  A plan by the village of Cayuga Heights to kill over one hundred deer who roam through neighborhoods has divided many neighbors.

Thursday, April 07, 2011  Opponents of a controversial deer management program in Cayuga Heights are accusing the village board of slipping in legislation that gives the green light to the mass slaying of deer.

Thursday, December 09, 2010  The Humane Society of the United States is speaking out on the debate over controlling the deer population in Cayuga Heights.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010  The mayor wants to allow people to put up 8 ft. deer fences around their yards to keep the deer out, but it's turned into a heated topic.

Friday, June 04, 2010  A judge has ruled that a man who beat his 53-year-old mother to death during a psychotic episode is not guilty because of mental disease or defect.

Thursday, May 20, 2010  The Tompkins County village of Cayuga Heights is moving ahead with a controversial plan to control the deer population within the village limits.