Seasonal & Holidays
Tyler State Park Closing Dec. 7 For Annual Deer Hunt
The entire park will be closed for the hunt, so avoid the area for your safety.
If you're a frequenter of Tyler State Park, you might want to make other plans for Dec. 7 as the park will hold its annual one-day shotgun deer hunt.
According to the park, the hunt is held to help reduce problems such as natural resource impacts of increased white-tailed deer populations in the park.
The Dec. 7 hunt will allow hunters to bag antlered and antlerless deer, according to the park.
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The Bucks County Courier Times reports no more than 150 hunters will be allowed to hunt in designated areas using manual, semi-automatic, or muzzleloader shotguns.
The 1,117-acre park has been hosting the annual hunt for nearly 30 years to help keep the park's ecosystem in tact, the Times reports.
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The park will be closed to all activities save for the hunt to ensure the public's safety, according to the park.
Contact Tyler State Park at (215) 968-2021 for more information on the annual deer hunt.
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