Millburn Is Seeing Increased Deer Activity, Authorities Say

A little more than a week after Millburn Town officials issued a warning about increased deer activity in the municipality, their alert proved semi-prophetic when a wild buck plowed through the front glass door of a local women’s fashion store.

On Oct. 21, township administrators issued a warning on Twitter, stating:

“Residents, please be aware of increased deer activity, particularly in the Reservation and heavily wooded sections of town.”

Then on Oct. 30, a deer crashed through the door of JALM on Millburn Avenue, breaking mirrors and ripping up clothing before making his escape out the hole it created, NorthJersey.com reported.

“He used those antlers to pull metal fixtures off of the walls,” Matarazzo told The Millburn Item.

On Oct. 15, the NJ DEP issued an alert to motorists and residents in deer-heavy areas, warning that fall rutting season had begun.

“Deer are involved in thousands of collisions in New Jersey every year, with as many as half coming during the fall mating season, known as the rutting season,” the NJ DEP states on its website.

“Exercising caution will become even more important when daylight saving time ends Nov. 1, causing commutes to align with periods when deer are most active,” according to the NJ DEP.

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