Meridian Township
Managed deer harvest making progress
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By Cayden Royce
The Meridian Times
When Joan Pravis commutes from her subdivision to the Okemos Community Church, she says it’s not uncommon for white-tailed deer to frequent her driveway, backyard and roadways. “Sometimes we have them in the church parking lot even,” she said. As a church office manager, Pravis helps feed around 40 families per month through the Okemos food bank. Last year, the church received 500 pounds of venison from the Deer Management Program to feed homeless and low-income families. The program allows township residents to hunt on previously restricted lands to reduce the overpopulation of deer.