WEST ORANGE, NJ - Essex County has announced plans for its annual Deer Management Program to be conducted in South Mountain Reservation on January 21, 23, 28 and 30, and in Hilltop Reservation and Old Hospital Center Site on February 4, 6, 11, and 13.
The reservations will be closed on those dates for the public's safety. Experienced marksmen will be on site during those days to reduce the deer population.
Citing ecological issues, Essex County Executive Joe DiVincenzo noted, "We have been very successful in reducing the deer population in our reservations to a manageable level, which has enabled us to transition our program from aggressively removing deer and scaling it back to where our goal is to maintain the population. While we have made tremendous progress, it is important to continue this maintenance mode to preserve the forest habitat and maintain our reservations as viable resources for recreation and open space. Since we started in 2008, we have removed 922 deer from our reservations, started a program to accelerate the re-growth of our forests and introduced a pilot program to reduce traffic accidents involving deer. The over abundance of deer affects all of our communities, and our program provides a comprehensive approach to address the problem.”
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