New Jersey Town Advances Plan to Surgically Sterilize Individual Deer to Reduce Herd
BY Herschel Smith
4 months ago
F&S.
The town of Princeton, New Jersey, wants to use surgical sterilization to help control its overabundant whitetail deer herd. On July 8, the Town Council approved a plan submitted by Princeton’s deer management contractor, White Buffalo Inc., that would use an elaborate procedure to capture and sterilize at least 40 does this winter.
According to the neighborhood news site Tap Into Princeton, sterilization teams would shoot does with tranquilizer darts and transport the deer to a temporary surgical unit at an old fire station, where “the wildlife biologists will have about 20 minutes to remove her ovaries, staple the wound, apply a tag and radio collar, and return her to her original site before the drugs wear off.” The operation would be conducted at night, and biologists would remain with each deer until it regains consciousness.
They would choose an expensive procedure for deer birth control rather than turn urban archery hunters loose on a herd! What on earth is wrong with these people?
On July 16, 2024 at 10:46 am, Lucky Pittman said:
What morons. As a veterinarian who had to use tranquilizer dartguns extensively in my early practice days… depending upon what tranquilizer drug they use… and whether or not the dart delivers its full dose… it may take 20 minutes or more before any deer they dart goes down. It’s not like BS in the movies where the dart hits someone and they immediately fall over. I’ll bet a significant percentage of darted deer escape, not to be found. If they’re gonna be shooting them to effect population control, they oughta just go ahead and remove them from the population. F’ing Bambi lovers…
On July 16, 2024 at 9:50 pm, scott s. said:
My wife was CO of a naval base in MD. They gave out archery permits to take deer on base. No state license required. That place was over-run with deer.
On July 19, 2024 at 11:39 am, Paul B said:
Leave it to the government to come up with the most expensive option to control some wild life. Too bad the do not take it in to consideration when they issue building permits.
On July 21, 2024 at 11:23 am, Michael Gladius said:
They’re liberals. Birth control and sterilization is their solution to everything.