Properties have been detailed for the upcoming controlled deer hunt in Ridgefield.  The sites have been hunted in the past.  There are 5 open space properties totaling nearly 200 acres. 

The Conservation Commission has recommended 34 acres of the Stonecrest/Ridgefield Brook property for archery and shotgun hunting, 26 acres of the Ledges property for archery and firearms hunting and 26 acres of Keeler Court, 19 acres of Colonial Heights and 94 acres of Ridgebury Farms for archery hunting.  On that last property, if the Ridgefield Police Department approves gun hunting, shotgun and muzzleloaders could also be used there. 

The first controlled hunt was approved in 2006 to cull the herd.  The properties are closed to the public during hunting by approved sportsmen. 

The Conservation Commission and Deer Management Implementation Committee agreed this year that the deer committee would provide a list of 15 possibilities and 5 would be selected each year, to rotate the sites.