Deer Hunt Coming To Parsippany Parks This Fall

PARSIPPANY, NJ — Deer hunting will be allowed in some Parsippany parks on several weekends this fall, in an effort to control the local deer population.

Central Park of Morris County and Old Troy County Park will both allow for bow hunting between September and February. Neither park will allow shotgun hunting.

Both parks will be open to bow hunting on the following days:

• Sept. 16 - Oct. 25 (no Saturdays)
• Oct. 26 - Feb. 15 (Saturday's permitted)

The annual population management hunt is used as a way to help quell the threat to biodiversity posed to local flora and fauna by the white tailed deer. Controlled hunts take place around the county during the hunts.

"The [Morris County Park Commission's] controlled hunts are specifically used as a population management tool and do not represent recreational hunting opportunities," the county stressed on their website.

You can find more information on the county program on the park's website.