02.10.2015 Government Hunters sought to eliminate ‘nuisances’ With the “nuisance” bow hunting season under way, the Deer & Tick Committee is seeking more people to participate between now and the end of the March.
01.20.2015 News East Hampton deer sterilization spays 114 While Shelter Island continues to search for ways to cull the deer herd to prevent tick-borne diseases and car crashes, East Hampton Village has just finished an effort to...
02.07.2014 Government Deer & Tick Chairman: Don’t count out sharpshooters While several surrounding East End towns have rejected sharpshooters as a means of culling the deer herd, the chairman of Shelter Island’s Deer and Tick Committee said he doesn’t...
07.24.2013 Government Another option to reduce the herd: Managing deer by sterilization There are people going out into the woods, often at night, capturing deer, bringing them back to makeshift operating rooms in garages and performing surgery on them. Sounds spooky,...