Deer Hunting Season For 2023 To Begin In Basking Ridge

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Deer hunting for the 2023/2024 season will soon begin in Basking Ridge.

As a result, the English Family Woods property will be closed to the public. Only hunters approved by English Farm Associates are allowed to hunt on specified days.

Hunting schedule:

September:

• Sunday, Sept. 10
• Saturday, Sept. 16
• Saturday, Sept. 23

October:

• Sunday, Oct. 1
• Sunday, Oct. 8
• Sunday, Oct. 15
• Saturday, Oct. 21
• Sunday, Oct. 29

November:

• Saturday, Nov. 4
• Saturday, Nov. 11
• Saturday, Nov. 18
• Monday, Nov. 27

December:

• Monday, Dec. 4
• Saturday, Dec. 9
• Saturday, Dec. 16

January 2024:

• Saturday, Jan. 6
• Sunday, Jan. 7
• Saturday, Jan. 13
• Sunday, Jan. 14
• Saturday, Jan. 20

The township's Deer Management Advisory Committee provided a report in 2022 crediting the deer program with a 92.4 percent decrease in deer versus vehicle crashes in Basking Ridge since 2001. Read More: Deer Vs. Car Crashes Decrease 92 Percent In Basking Ridge Since 2001

The report revealed that 99 deer were killed during the 2021-22 hunting season and 259 during the 2020-21 hunting season in the township.

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