While officials aim to address the overgrazing problem in Indiana’s Dunes State Park through another scheduled deer cull, residents of Ohio have a weeks to participate in the the development of a similar deer management plan for Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
In New Jersey, some tout deer hunting as the only option to control an increasing number of suburban auto accidents. Additional concerns include the spread of lyme disease, destruction of landscaping and displacement of native plants and birds. Facing similar wildlife management problems, cities in Illinois and Iowa have launched urban bow-hunting seasons with mixed results and responses to this point. And last week, the Pennsylvania Game Commission approved the use of bait for deer hunting on private property.
Here in New York, it’s not the deer, but the Squirrels who wreak havoc in our most urban areas.
Animal Control
October 11, 2006
While officials aim to address the overgrazing problem in Indiana’s Dunes State Park through another scheduled deer cull, residents of Ohio have a weeks to participate in the the development of a similar deer management plan for Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
In New Jersey, some tout deer hunting as the only option to control an increasing number of suburban auto accidents. Additional concerns include the spread of lyme disease, destruction of landscaping and displacement of native plants and birds. Facing similar wildlife management problems, cities in Illinois and Iowa have launched urban bow-hunting seasons with mixed results and responses to this point. And last week, the Pennsylvania Game Commission approved the use of bait for deer hunting on private property.
Here in New York, it’s not the deer, but the Squirrels who wreak havoc in our most urban areas.