White Buffalo Inc. begins work in Oxford
The Oxford Environmental Commission met on Nov. 5 to discuss updates to the city’s deer management program, as White Buffalo Inc. starts its work in Oxford.
The Oxford Environmental Commission met on Nov. 5 to discuss updates to the city’s deer management program, as White Buffalo Inc. starts its work in Oxford.
Reena Murphy, sustainability coordinator for the City of Oxford, said the local hunting program, which utilizes bows and arrows to lower deer population in Oxford, will undergo “significant changes between session one and session two.”
The first season of bowhunting ends in early December, while the second session is active between February and March.
“We put out a call for bowhunters, partly, because we wanted new hunters in the program,” Murphy said.
There will be 15 new hunters joining the program and 11 people who have previously worked in the program.
Murphy said the feedback received from White Buffalo Inc. helped identify areas where locals wanted help with deer management.
In the past, Oxford’s deer management program was deployed in seven locations, mostly owned by the city, as well as the Oxford Country Club.
Now, according to Murphy, four private property parcels have been added as hunting areas.
Murphy said White Buffalo Inc. conducted site visits on Nov. 5, which included speaking to home and property owners.
In December, White Buffalo Inc. will return to Oxford to collect an estimate on the local deer population.
Data collected from this survey will be used to calculate the exact deer per square mile, according to Murphy.
White Buffalo Inc. will return to Oxford in January for five days to eliminate 100 deer.
In other business, commission member Jon Ralinovsky announced he is stepping down from the commission after the next meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 3 at 7 p.m.
Ralinovsky has publicly served Oxford for eight years, and his term is scheduled to end in June 2026.
