As the annual deer management program reaches the midway point, we'd like to know your thoughts.
Essex County is midway through its annual winter deer hunt that started on Jan. 17 in the hopes of curbing the whitetail deer population. Since 2008, volunteer sharpshooters have stationed themselves at platforms in county reservations to cull deer. Last year, the county reported that the efforts had curbed 1,089 deer since the program's beginning. In 2010, the deer hunt spread to three reservations - South Mountain, Eagle Rock and Hilltop. In addition, the county has installed traffic deflectors and started replanting the undergrowth in some of the reservations as additional methods to curb deer. This year's hunt will finish on Feb. 23. Even after four years, some people object to the hunt and say it's inhumane and ineffective. We'd like …
Deer population control at South Mountain Reservation will start in January.
After hearing passionate testimony from differing views on the annual county-run deer hunt in South Mountain Reservation, Maplewood’s Township Committee voted to go forward with the deer hunt. Reflecting concerns about the hunt, Maplewood Mayor Vic De Luca voted cast the sole dissenting vote. Officials painted the hunt as regrettable but necessary. The deer, they emphasized, are overpopulated and consequently tearing apart the forest’s flora and fauna. Officials and supporters presented evidence demonstrating how plant life has dramatically improved as a result of the hunts and other efforts by government workers and volunteers. Opponents of the hunt, a number of whom traveled from neighboring towns to speak, argued that killing deer is …
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10:39 pm on Sunday, February 5, 2012
In the spirit of seekimg alternate solutions... If we force the deer to get married- wouldn't they naturally have less sex and thus... Reproduce less!!?? Lol more ›