Deer hunting schedule for Lewis Morris Park in Morris Township

From the Morris County Park Commission:

2015/2016 White-Tailed Deer Management Program

The Morris County Park Commission will be conducting a controlled deer hunt in accordance with its White-tailed Deer Management Program which aims to improve forest health in the parks through the management of the deer population. These controlled hunts are specifically used as a population management tool.

The following parks will be CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC all day on the specified dates and will only be open to hunters with special access permits.

Bow hunting is scheduled in additional Morris County Parks between now and February 2016 but these parks will remain open to the public. Additional information, including the complete hunting schedule, can be found on the Morris County Park Commission’s website: www.morrisparks.net.

Lewis Morris Park (Morris Township, Mendham, Harding)

Dec. 2, 7, 9, 16

Jan. 6, 13,  20, 27

Feb. 3, 10

See the Park Commission site for hunting schedules at Black River County Park and the Pyramid Mountain Natural Historic Area.