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...
12.09.2019 Government Town awaits word on 4-poster use Debating the scheduling of meetings for 2020, the Deer & Tick Committee became entangled last week in what meetings might be vital because of changing strategies. Police Chief Jim...
10.12.2019 News Tick reduction focused on culling With the recreational bow hunting season underway since Oct. 1, Shelter Island’s Deer & Tick Committee is focusing attention on ways to strengthen its battle against tick-borne diseases in...
08.19.2019 News This week in Shelter Island history 50 YEARS AGO IN HISTORY The Beatles recorded a video for “Long & Winding Road.” Gloria O Smith of New York was crowned Miss Black America. The first Gap...
05.07.2019 News DEC advises strategy change on 4-poster use A strong statement from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) calls for rethinking the strategy of deploying 4-poster units to combat ticks, which, the agency says,...