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By Anonymous on Monday, January 19, 2004 - 09:40 pm:

If McGreevey could find a way to tax deer, they would all be gone from New Jersey in no time at all.

By Anonymous on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 11:31 am:

Give us all a break - I can't stand McGreevy either because he is a little pig who practices cronyism - but you can't continue to let Republicans run up the bills by laying off on taxing business, thereby incurring huge deficits while temporarily creating flush times for all because no one is really paying the bills, then blame your opponent when he raises taxes to pay for what you did. Reagan did it and because he was the first two term president followed by a preisdent of his own party in quite a while it was Bush 1 who got saddled with the effect rather than a Democrat. McGreevy inherited Christie's bills. There is no such thing as a tax cut unless spending is cut. Otherwise all they are doing is shifting the burden somewhere else- Bush's tax "cuts" have just shifted the burden more to the states to meet the money the Feds no longer provide so they resort to raising taxes that effect everyone so as to dilute the effect of the hit on any one group - but the overall effect has been that the wealthy get the cut and the rest of the population foots the bill for them through increased sales taxes, real estate taxes, etc. If we all ran our households like this we would all be going bankrupt every few years. Back to deer - we should cull the herd unless you want lots of bears or wolves to do it for us - or worse let them starve during bad winters despite the ever increasing supply of tasty shrubs supplied by our developer friends during their continued destruction of the natural environment. Enough from the idiotic bleeding hearts who can't separate fact from emotion. NJ is wildly out of sync with any natural balance and you cannot ignore the fact that the deer population has exploded out of control, bringing with it health problems in the form of Lyme disease. I used to scoff at the problem but now I can't even go out in the woods in Jockey Hollow or the Great Swamp without fear of becoming debilitatingly ill.

By SAMMY HICKENBOTTOM on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 06:39 pm:

I JUST HIT ANOTHER FUCKING DEER IF ITS NOT THE DEER HIDING BEHIND THE BUSH ITS THE COPS

By The Wilfong Bros. on Saturday, March 13, 2004 - 07:34 pm:

Yo Sammy, How you be? Da man let you have the internet connect der in da big house? I done be in Motown and your ho's are looking fine. Dem cops think they be cool driving you old pimp wagon around town ,crazy bastards painted it up like a police car. Crazy.

By Harriet Rottencrotch on Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 06:54 pm:

I think if we asked the deer nicely to not eat our plants or run in front of our cars, they may cooperate. After all, they are brought up in poor homes, having to fend for themselves and live off the land. I don't know any deer that have cable TV.

By Metallica on Sunday, March 14, 2004 - 07:24 pm:

Kill 'em All

By Bob Di Nero on Monday, March 15, 2004 - 08:50 am:

Kill em all is right !!!!!!! I think back a few years ageo when Jack Shrier and his drunken wife were out protesting the deer hunt in Lewis Morris. A short time later a mother and some kids were killed in a horrible accident in Chester. What did they say then ??? SILENCE the friggin deer lovers were SILENT !!!!!! What they are in essence saying is that a deers life is more valuable. I say NO....we have pushed the deers natural habitat into oblivion,this is true. But we being the supposed intelligent group do nothing. We need to open the deer hunt up and really thin them out.I am told 50-60 years ago you were lucky to see a deer around here.Why? its obvious, over development and less hunting....

By Hoxie Welles on Monday, March 15, 2004 - 04:44 pm:

50-60 years ago we didn't have any damn Yuppies either. Let's open a season on them, or at least find a good sterilization method.

By Bambi Local on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 06:06 pm:

Rumor has it the deer are Unionizing. Going to have to let the older ones eat the shrubs for 1/2 hour before the younger ones get any, otherwise the older ones won't crap in your yard or run in front of your car except during official hours.

By perfect on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 06:25 pm:

Bambi The real case is that where you work ( the sewage treatment facility) is going to hire new Sludge Farmers (no exp. required) for $12.00 more a week than you get $8.00 - so to recap - New Sludge Farmers $20hr. - you - after 9 years of Hard Sewage Farming - still get $8.00 hr But thats ok - it makes Sense to you.

By Anonymous on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 06:32 pm:

I heard YOU were the new hire...since you are so full of **** You must lead an exciting life...defender of free speech,defender of teachers, hmmmm, why don't you try defender of a Mack truck!

By You are Right on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 06:36 pm:

yes - wait no your and your exciting life are right Free Speech is a terrible idea - lets do away with it. Lets not quickly solve a made up problem in the schools lets all harbor resentment - because one one brilliant idea tacked on to an already accepted agreement lets all just shoot off our mouths - without any concern for what is Right .... and Logical wheee - you'll have to show me how to soil my own pants as well

By Thank You on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 06:37 pm:

Gosh I feel better ... you are Right - Ignorance IS Bliss ...

By Anonymous on Thursday, March 25, 2004 - 07:34 pm:

Back Here Jackass

By Bob Di Nero on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 09:04 am:

Hoxie Wells....How you been?? You still dead???......your right....get all the yuppies....Hey is it true you buried lots of cash in your yard????

By The FOG on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 01:12 pm:

If ignorance is bliss why aren't more people happy in Mendham??????

By Black Bag on Friday, March 26, 2004 - 01:15 pm:

As an old friend of mine used to say (who worked in the sewer plant)"Your shit is my bread and butter"....that one always killed me.....20/hr huh.....Where do we sign up....??? Who is the moron working for 9/hr??? maybe they should go back to school.......get a GED???

By A Link on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 - 03:20 am:

http://www.zwire.com MENDHAM - Residents are afraid they’re going to get hit with arrows shot by deer hunters along the heavily traveled Patriot’s Path. "Mayor Richard Kraft said Monday hunting should be prohibited along the path. We should be closing it to hunting,... Kraft said. It's under review and investigation." comment:Admin: That is not what he was saying dec 6th

By A Link on Friday, December 24, 2004 - 05:25 am:

http://www.zwire.com MENDHAM - India Park Brook is now off limits to bow hunting from sunrise to 9 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to sunset, Monday through Friday, as a result of a Monday, Dec. 20 vote by the Borough Council. Admin note: As is routine The Observer Tribune has misstated the facts... the park won't be closed to bow hunting, It will be close to the public during the listed hours. ... Councilmen also decided to have signs posted to warn residents about hunting. The areas closed included areas north of Wyndam Lake, Mountain Valley Park and Cold Hill road. ...Borough Council members said the signs and closing the park were suggested to ensure safety and that no one would be arrested for being in the park. comment: uninforced signs??? In my amateur legal opinion if the town does not enforce the park closing, we gain little protection against liability issues.

By A Link on Friday, December 24, 2004 - 05:34 am:

http://inmendham.com Not A Creature Was Stirring [... especially not little Rudolph with the arrow in his head]: Summation of the December 20th meeting of the Borough Council ....The meeting was basically a slam dunk victory for the Mendham chapter of Deer Murder Incorporated... [my 2¢ ... as previously stated I believe bowhunting is disgustingly inhumane and we shame our intelligence to permit it. The underlying facts that prove this deer management program to be a failure are these. Nearly one-third of the total deer population in New Jersey is killed every year... consequently most deers will not reach maturity let alone old age. As in human populations, mature animals are less prolific and in turn mitigate against overpopulation. It may sound strange, but it is an absolute fact, that almost every deer in New Jersey will be killed by a hunter-- eventually... it's only a matter of time. In practical absolute fact deers "managed" in this way are not living anything like a natural life-- they are in fact being farmed for the entertainment that can be derived from the fun of killing them. We don't allow people to "hunt" cows in the pasture-- and we in fact enforce laws mandating a humane slaughter ... why is a future hamburger entitled to better treatment?... The fact is, current Deer management policies impose a perpetual and unrelenting genocide on the deer population. I say if we are going to eventually kill every deer in the state-- let's just get it all over with and exterminate the population all at once -- and end the perpetual cruelty we are imposing... or you can pet the family dog and just pretend you're not a crule disgusting duplicitous hypocrite

By A Link on Sunday, December 26, 2004 - 11:27 pm:

http://www.nj.com Morris County hopes to spearhead a statewide effort to get federal help to combat white-tailed deer overpopulation, officials said yesterday. Freeholder Jack Schrier proposed a resolution to urge federal officials to set aside at least $5 million annually to be dedicated to intensive research and swift development of a practical, safe, long-lasting deer contraception formula and a one-shot method to deliver it. ... His colleagues on the seven- member freeholder board were supportive of the measure yesterday, though they successfully urged Schrier to delay a vote for a couple of weeks to allow area sportsmen to be queried on the issue. ... "This could bring relief to people living in high-density areas where hunting is not appropriate," Schrier said. comment:

By Bow Hunting Bimbo on Tuesday, December 28, 2004 - 03:24 am:

Wonder if the town is liable for a hunter who falls out of a tree stand while oogling mz. marnies "sacks o' silicone". Hunters DO look for a big rack ya know.