GSLA Purpose:
GSLA was founded in 1991 in Greenwich, Connecticut, to promote and protect bowhunting as a means of deer population control. Member bowhunters are aware of and considerate of local concerns about hunting. They are ethical, proficient and practice scrupulous safety measures. The members of our organization have an average tenure of more than 10 years.
The Mission of the Greenwich Sportsmen & Landowners Alliance is:
- To provide Greenwich landowners, who choose to allow hunting on their property to control the deer herd, with bowhunters who are safe, ethical, and that are considerate of local concerns.
- To only recruit bowhunters who are safety conscious, State certified and licensed, carefully screened, proficient, meet the strict GSLA program requirements and who will respect landowner property and privacy.
- To contribute to the management of local deer populations.
- To contribute locally harvested venison to local food banks and soup kitchens to fight hunger, as approved by the State of Connecticut.
- To promote a positive image of bowhunting and bowhunters.
Our Suburban Deer Management Program Consists of
Communication
Organization
Responsibility
Education
Organization
Responsibility
Education
Communication
- Police
- First Selectman
- Town Conservation Commission
- Community
- Property owners
- Media
- State Game Commission
Organization
- Hunters are assigned to properties
- Designated parking areas
- Organized meat processing and donations
Responsibility
- Hunters are screened by application and interview
- 8-hour National Bowhunter education Foundation course required
- Annual shooting proficiency test required
- Members prioritize harvesting mature whitetail doe to better control the deer population
- GSLA Rules and Regulations are designed to meet the needs of suburban game management
- Liability insurance coverage for property owners is provided by the State of Connecticut