County Exec Says Deer Culling Program May End This Year
Whether deer hunt will continue next year is "under discussion."
Essex County's deer culling program may have reached the end of the line. County officials told reporters Wednesday they were debating whether the deer hunt would be necessary in the years to come. "Whether we're going to have the deer culling program next year is under discussion," County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo Jr. announced during a press conference to outline results from the deer cull. The county deer management program concluded its fifth year last week. It aims to curb the deer population and restore eroding undergrowth in the county's three reservations: Eagle Rock, South Mountain and the Hilltop. This year, a total of 274 deer were culled, 99 of which were unborn fetuses. According to county records, 50 deer and 29 fetuses …
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Ryan
10:43 am on Thursday, March 1, 2012
In my area the impact of the hunt has been very significant. We used to see deer in our yard (abutting the SMR near Mayapple) virtually every day. I have not seen one in probably eight months. more ›