Union County Deer Hunt Totals For Fall, Winter Seasons

UNION COUNTY, NJ — The Union County fall and winter deer hunts have ended and the harvest totals are in.

The fall bow season, which began on Oct. 1 through Dec 31, 2018, had a total of 91 deer killed.

Here is a breakdown from each park:

• 34 - Ashbrook Reservation
• 11 - Lenape Park
• 32 - Watchung Reservation
• 7 - Passaic River Park
• 3 - Hawk Rise Sanctuary (Linden)
• 4 - Oak Ridge Park

The winter season consisted of two components - bow hunting and shotgun component.

Bow hunting was conducted from Jan. 1 through Feb. 16 and had a total of 23 deer killed.

Here is the breakdown:

• 13 -Hillside
• 3 - Summit
• 7 - Nomahegan Park in Cranford

The shotgun component took place on Jan. 7, 14, 23, 28, and Feb. 4 and had a total of 41 deer killed.

• 19 - Watchung Reservation
• 3 - Lenape Park
• 9 - Ash Brook Reservation and Oak Ridge Park
• 10 - Hawk Rise Sanctuary

For further information, go to the County's website at here or contact the Union County Department of Parks and Recreation at 908-527-4900. Hunters interested in joining this program in a future year can get onto a mailing list for applications through the website.

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