Deer management

Connecticut seems to be doing more so far to control deer over population than Massachusetts.  See this remarkably complete and well written booklet put out  by the Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division, and shared with me by Frank Perry, called Managing Urban Deer in Connecticut.  http://www.ct.gov/dph/lib/dph/urbandeer07.pdf

Quick take always =

1. Hunting seems to be the only cost effective way to reduce the number of deer.
2. When deer numbers are reduced, tick numbers do follow suit.
3. No safety problems from controlled hunts.
4. Reducing deer numbers increases biodiversity.
5. Deer live in such a small area that reducing deer numbers in one area will have an ongoing effect, as it takes time for the area to be repopulated by deer moving in from other areas.

Also, I heard from a Medfield Sportsman Club member that their members appreciated the greater hunting opportunities in town, and thought the program had been well run.