WHEREAS, the Township Committee appointed a Wildlife Management Committee to advise the Governing Body on matters involving non-domestic animals; and

WHEREAS, the Wildlife Management Committee has recommended that deer hunting, from tree stands only, be allowed according to the following calendar schedule in the natural areas:

Shotgun deer hunting from tree stands:

· Buttermilk Falls

India Brook

Burnett Brook

Meadowood Preserve

Mosle Preserve

Dos Posos

December 5 – 10, 2011

December 14, 2011

January 11, 14, 18 &25, 2012

February 1 & 8, 2012

· Clyde Potts Reservoir

December 6, 8, 9 & 14, 2011

January 11, 14, 18, 25 & 28, 2012

February 4, 2012

These areas will be closed to the public on the dates listed above.

Bow and Arrow deer hunting from tree stands over bait:

· India Brook

· Buttermilk Falls

Meadowood Preserve

Dismal Harmony

Dos Posos

Mosle Preserve

Burnett Brook

Bartenstein

September 10 – November 26, 2011

(excluding Sundays)

Dawn to Dusk

· Cold Hill Preserve

Tempe Wick

September 10, 2011 – February 11, 2012

(excluding Sundays)

Dawn to Dusk

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Township Committee of the Township of Mendham, to approve the schedule noted above and to authorize that appropriate measures be taken to post the Natural Areas to note the dates and hours of closure to the public.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mendham Township Wildlife Management Committee is responsible for scheduling hunters with valid permits in the parks.

Adopted: July 26, 2011

Attest: TOWNSHIP OF MENDHAM

COUNTY OF MORRIS

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Ann L. Carlson, RMC Frank V. Cioppettini, Jr.

Township Clerk Mayor