Our Mission - We advocate using non-lethal methods for managing deer populations.  We hope to inform and educate the public about the latest science-based research and developments in wildlife biology, ecology, infectious diseases, deer contraception, and community/social issues that impact citizens of Connecticut.

"Science is best defined as a careful, disciplined, logical search for knowledge about any and all aspects of the universe, obtained by examination of the best available evidence and always subject to correction and improvement upon discovery of better evidence. What's left is magic. And it doesn't work." – James Randi

Why We Must Inform The Public - On October 19, 2005 the Board of Selectmen (BOS) of the town of Ridgefield, Connecticut voted 4 to 1 to accept the Ridgefield Deer Committee’s poorly researched recommendations advocating hunting including "encouraging the social acceptance of bow hunting" as a major method of solving an alleged deer overpopulation problem in Ridgefield.

The courageous dissenting member of the BOS and members of the public were astounded that the BOS did so even though the first charge of the Deer Committee was to determine whether Ridgefield had a “deer problem” and the Committee had not presented any scientific evidence that there, in fact, was one.

The Committee based their “findings” on:

• The biased opinions of the pro-hunting Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Wildlife Bureau biologists who are heavily supported by hunting license fees and tax revenues on hunting supplies through the Pittman-Robertson Act
• The misinformation disseminated by the Fairfield County Municipal Deer Management Alliance (FCMDMA) which uses scare tactics centering around Lyme disease and deer/vehicle accidents to garner public support for expanded hunting
• The self-serving motivations of many town residents who refuse to take simple preventive measures against Lyme disease and deer/vehicle accidents or who refuse to make habitat changes on their own property
• The needs of hunters to expand the territory in which they can enjoy stalking and killing animals

Using these erroneous and fabricated “facts,” the Committee ignored the well-researched science-based findings of one member of the Committee. That Minority Report exposed the insufficiencies, misrepresentations, and errors in the Committee Report. After these concerns were reported in The Ridgefield Press in early June, 2005 the Committee hastily and randomly selected parts of the Minority Report for inclusion in the Committee Report to give the appearance that they had researched and seriously considered alternatives to killing.

Furthermore, these after-thoughts to their main hunt-driven agenda were poorly prioritized. The primary important consideration of establishing a deer count and using non-lethal methods for controlling Lyme disease, deer/vehicle accidents and protecting biodiversity were recommended to be done AFTER conducting a hunting program.

Since the public has been constantly deceived by these incompetent people about the realities of successful scientific deer management methods, we have created this web site to present a truthful and science-based approach to deer management. 

Hunting and Hunters' Interests - The Board of Selectmen are being extremely irresponsible to expect so-called sport hunters and the associated NRA agenda, whether by rifle or bow, to control Ridgefield's deer management efforts. Hunters are not interested in deer management for the whole commnity of Ridgefield, and do not represent the best interests of the residents.  Hunters are primarily interested in trophies, and are not qualified to address Lyme disease, traffic, etc.

Paramount and perhaps even more critical is SAFETY!  We are tired of being inundated with hunters - both in state and out of state - and it's about time that we catch up with our neighboring states to establish laws limiting how close hunting can occur to our homes and families.