Essex County’s annual deer hunt returns this month, taking place in Essex County South Mountain Reservation and Essex County Hilltop Reservation.
Since 2008, more than 3,000 deer have been killed as part of the annual cull. The County uses marksmen, licensed by the State of New Jersey, who complete an orientation program with the Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs and the Essex County Sheriff’s Office.
The program will be held in South Mountain Reservation on Tuesdays, January 14, 21 and 28 and February 4. In the event any dates are cancelled, make-up days will be on Tuesdays, February 11 and 18. The program will be held in Hilltop Reservation on Thursdays, January 9, 16, 23 and 30 and February 6, 13, 20 and 27. No make up days have been scheduled…