Actually the truth is that the deer herd has already been DRASTICALLY reduced in traditional deer counties such as Hunterdon, Warren, Morris, and Somerset. The remaining problem areas in these counties are those parcels of land with in-adequate hunter access.

The only reason that the division is once again pushing for these insanely liberal regs is to appease the insurance companies that have oh so much clout.

If nothing else, what hunters should really push for is a change to the deer regs for state lands in these counties. It makes no-sense whatsoever to have the same regs on a WMA that gets 100x the pressure a private piece of property does. The quality of deer hunting in WMA' s and State Parks located within these counties has gone right down the toilet due to extremely liberal regulations. These areas aren' t even worth hunting after the first 2 weeks of bow season.