Essex County Deer Hunt Begins Tuesday (Poll)
Do you think the county should continue the annual hunt?
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Let the hunt begin.
The sixth year of Essex County's deer management program begins Tuesday.
The hunt will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays until Feb. 7.
Hunting will take place at South Mountain Reservation in South Orange on Tuesday and Thursday, and Jan. 29 in the afternoon only.
In addition, hunters will be allowed to track trails in the Hilltop Reservation and the old Essex County Hospital Center site in the mornings and afternoons on Jan 31, as well as on Feb. 5 and 7.
The hunt has been scaled back this year. The program has been reduced from 24 hunting sessions in 12 days in 2012 to nine sessions in six days this year.
Open/Closed
During the deer hunt, the reservations and Fairview Avenue in Cedar Grove will be closed.
The following county recreational areas will remain open:
- Turtle Back Zoo
- Codey Arena
- The Park N Ride
- McLoone's Boathouse.
For more information, call 973-621-4400.
Mike
4:35 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
If the states biologists say it is still needed, let the hunt continue, this is not a debate where emotions can be played. The woods can only support so many before disease steps in to the weakened herd. The woods also can not rejuvenate itself under extreme browse pressure.
Eric Goodman
4:59 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Thank you for your input, Mike!