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Article: PARK DEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM WILL RUN OCTOBER THROUGH MARCH
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 14, 2007
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The National Park Service's Gettysburg National Military Park issued the following press release:
In October, the National Park Service (NPS) will continue its program of deer management at Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site, park officials have announced.
Gettysburg and Eisenhower national parks are reducing the number of deer in the parks directly by shooting. All venison will be donated to area food banks. Hunting is not permitted inside the two parks-only qualified federal employees will take part in the effort to reduce the herd.
"Deer management is an unfortunate necessity of preserving the Gettysburg and Eisenhower parks. Intense browsing by high ...