Just moved from Hunterdon last year after 39 years there. During that time I hit 8 deer with escalating costs to repair and my wife hit two. seemed like there were plenty of hunters but also plenty of deer lovers and local restrictions on hunting. We let bow hunters hunt our property but neighbors objected and ran them off.
On the other hand the coyote population is growing and they take an increasing share. These aren’t scrawny animals either weighing 65 pounds. Of course they love small cats and dogs too.
Hunterdon is a beautiful place but also perfect deer territory. Bears love it too.
Yes, we had a bear in our yard a year ago, just passing through. Big fellow, had to be over 400 lbs.