Property Closures for Annual Deer Cull Starting November 1
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Each November, NICHES Land Trust closes some of our properties in order to strategically manage white-tailed deer populations in the ecosystems that we protect.
NICHES works with volunteer hunting crews to carefully manage deer populations on its properties. These hunters, who are volunteers and neighbors of the land we protect, play an instrumental role in our mission of protecting and preserving our local ecosystems. In addition to hunting, these volunteers help NICHES with other stewardship tasks. Last year, these volunteers contributed over 1,700 hours, providing almost $54,000 of in-kind support for NICHES!
Earlier this year, Geswein Farm & Land interviewed NICHES Stewardship Staff about the program, and you can read that article here.
The following properties will be closed to the public November 1 - 30, 2024 for this year's deer cull:
- Bachner Nature Reserve
- Frank & Ada Beineke Memorial Forest
- Berkshire-Tarnowski Forest Preserve
- Black Rock Barrens
- Crow’s Grove
- Fall Creek Gorge
- Farris Estate
- Phil and Joan Ferguson Nature Preserve
- Fisher Oak Savanna
- Frogs’ Glory
- Gish Wildlife Preserve
- Granville Sand Barrens
- Hewitt Estate
- Holley Savanna
- Honey Branch Bluff
- Kickapoo Cliffs
- Laura Hare Bend of the Wabash East
- Laura Hare Bend of the Wabash West
- Parker’s Hickory Grove Farm
- Parker’s Indian Creek Basin
- Pecan Basin
- Potawatomi Trail
- The Ranch
- Rhus Radicans
- Roy Whistler Wildlife Area
- Shawnee Bottoms
- Shepherd Swamp
- Sixbey
- Snyder-Marshall Woods
- Swanson’s Bluff
- Wabash Bottoms
- Walnut Fork
- Whistler Woods (south side of Deer Creek
- Whistler-Hare Woods
- Weiler-Leopold
According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, deer overpopulation is still an issue for our region. "In many cases, management actions are necessary to mitigate damage and prevent future damage from occurring." Because humans have eliminated their natural predators, the overpopulation of deer has drastic effects on native plant communities. Click here to read more from the DNR >>
If you have any questions about the deer cull program, please contact NICHES Stewardship Manager Justin Harmeson at justin@nicheslandtrust.org.
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