04.08.2024 Environment Shelter Island hunters take fewer deer than previous season: Stepped up effort to do more The number of deer taken during the recreational hunt and those hunting with a Nuisance Wildlife Control License were fewer than they were the season before. Numbers revealed at...
08.19.2023 Government Latest report from the Shelter Island Deer & Tick Committee A “skyrocketing” increase in ticks isn’t manifesting itself in people developing tick-borne diseases, Deer & Tick Committee Chairman Dr. James Bevilacqua said at the Aug. 16 meeting of the...
05.09.2021 Around the Island Mashomack Musings: Be alert to tick risks Though ticks can be important sources of food for birds, reptiles and amphibians, their blood-sucking, parasitic ways haven’t earned them many fans, especially here on Shelter Island. We have...
12.05.2020 News Numbers down for recreation deer hunt: Herd numbers await ‘flyover’ count The number of deer taken by hunters on Shelter Island through the end of November is significantly less than it was for that period in 2019. Under normal circumstances,...
01.03.2020 News Shelter Island blood drive set for American Legion Jan. 16 Shelter Island will hold a blood drive on Thursday, Jan. 16 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the American Legion Post/Youth Center on Bateman Road.