Fish and Game estimates that hunters, who are now feeding deer across the state, put out 1,000,000 pounds of food for deer. More food means more deer. The law that was supposed to reduce deer population has been used to increase it. If this is the end result of 100 years of deer management through killing, then killing is not effective in reducing deer populations. The League is proposing that an 18 month study be undertaken by an independent university to assess the impact of Fish and Games' management of NJ's deer herd.
Deer are a species that have been born and bred for the sole purpose of being killed for recreation.
For this reason we should be showing these animals compassion and treat them honorably. We can do this by pushing forward with effective, non-lethal means of reproductive control. It is one dose, and works for multi-years. Armed with non-lethal methods such as this we could effect positive change. That is the goal of the League.