04.14.2021 Government Just how many deer are on Shelter Island? New flyover data provides an answer The Deer & Tick Committee estimates there is a total of 635 deer on the Island. The data is based on information released from a Jan. 24 flyover, using...
10.18.2020 Government Officials: Lack of 4-posters and closed hunting sites pose deer problem Efforts to cull the deer herd on Shelter Island are limited this year by two major factors: • A New York State Department of Environmental Conservation mandate that the...
07.20.2019 Around the Island Richard’s Almanac: Doe-eyed I stepped outside one evening last week to give some stale bread to my granddaughter’s free-range chickens when an unexpected visitor showed up.
01.17.2019 Around the Island Open season on the Island I noted with interest that the gun season for deer is happening now. It was good to see this paper print the locations that might have hunters with firearms looking...
08.29.2014 Government With $225K to spend, Southold cull kills 192 deer Nearly six months after a controversial deer cull kicked off on farms across the East End, the results are finally in. And to the group that led the effort,...