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North Jersey town wants to control deer, but won’t kill them, report says

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By Sara Jerde | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
on November 20, 2016 at 12:24 PM, updated November 20, 2016 at 8:42 PM

RIVER VALE — The mayor of River Vale said he’ll research ways to control the town’s deer population, but he won’t consider a hunt for them, NorthJersey.com reported.

Mayor Glen Jasionowski told the publication that he’d form an advisory committee to research solutions.

“Under my administration, there will never be a hunt in my town,” Jasionowski reportedly said.

 

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In Saddle River, deer problem spurs thoughts of a hunt

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AUGUST 24, 2015    LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, AUGUST 24, 2015, 1:20 AM
BY MARINA VILLENEUVE
STAFF WRITER |
THE RECORD

SADDLE RIVER — Borough officials are considering allowing hunters to control the deer population, and state-certified Animal Control Officer Carol Tyler says her experiences in the field confirm that something has to be done.

There are so many deer in town, she says, that it’s led to more getting hit by cars, impaled by fences and becoming so dependent on feeding by residents that “The deer I’m pulling out of the woods are skeletons that didn’t know how to deal with winter.”

“Do we have a humane issue, do we have a deer population that we can’t control?” she continued, “Did we cause it? Yes, we did. We have to do something about it.”

Tyler spoke at a presentation last Wednesday night held by the Borough Council’s wildlife management committee and attended by Ramsey Board of Health members, an Allendale council member and residents.

 

https://www.northjersey.com/news/environment/saddle-river-discussing-deer-hunt-1.1397378