Deer hunt

At the Lyme Disease Study Committee meeting last night it was shared that we are at the height of the annual rut, when the deer are moving around more than any other time of year looking to mate, so be especially careful when driving this week.

Also –

• 21 deer culled so far in first month of the hunt this year with more than a month to go, versus 29 in each of the last 2 years
• lots of illegal hunting is happening in town, which the town hunters monitor, control, and end
• only female ticks carry Lyme Disease; only half the female ticks carry Lyme Disease; only a fifth of the nymphs carry Lyme Disease
• tick bites tend to effect the person for about a month
• deer vehicle collisions average between 30-50 per year in town