Open Space Committee Told Of ‘Hidden Costs’ Of Damage Done By Deer

September 21, 2022 Environment, Open Space Committee

*Joe Paulin, from the Rutgers University Cooperative Extension, talks to the Committee about the township and region’s deer problem.*

Damage done by deer is costing farmers in New Jersey millions of dollars in lost crops, the township Open Space Advisory Committee was told on September 20.

And although non-lethal forms of deer management – such as sterilization – have limited effectiveness, hunting programs are the best way to reduce the number of deer in the state, the committee was told.

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