Urban Wildlife Damage Abatement and Control grants help urban areas develop wildlife plans, implement specific damage abatement and/or control measures for white-tailed deer and/or Canada geese. They are available to any town, city, village, county or tribal government in an urban area. This grant provides a 50% cost share up to $5,000 for eligible costs. The application deadline is Dec. 1, 2024.

Eligible projects include:

• Developing an urban wildlife population control plan.
• Monitoring wildlife populations and establishing population estimates.
• Removing deer using sharpshooters as part of a DNR-approved project.
• Trapping deer and geese.
• Implementing managed hunts.
• Removing resident Canada geese by approved DNR methods.
• Performing required health and tissue sampling.
• Processing, distributing or disposing of geese or deer to a charitable organization.
• Modifying habitat.
• Implementing any other wildlife control or damage abatement practices approved by the DNR

Visit the DNR website for more information and instructions on how to apply.