11.27.2017 News Shotgun hunting lottery in Riverhead scheduled Dec. 5 Riverhead Town will hold its annual shotgun hunting lottery Tuesday, Dec. 5, at Town Hall for local residents looking to hunt on town lands in Calverton another other Town properties.
07.15.2017 Columns Column: High deer numbers threaten public health Not that long ago, many longtime residents and farmers rarely saw deer on their properties. Farmers could maintain their crops without the fear that herds of deer would devour...
05.25.2017 Outdoors SPCA seeks public’s help to locate newborn fawns The Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is seeking the public’s help in locating one or two newborn fawns.
08.10.2015 Environment DEC: No bucks for first 15 days of bowhunting season Hunters in the area will have to wait a bit longer than usual to begin hunting that trophy buck once the bowhunting season commences in October.
06.04.2015 Government 5 towns, 1 plan? Krupski aiming for East End deer approach All five East End towns already have policies on the books when it comes to managing their own deer herds. But a new approach spearheaded by Suffolk County Legislator Al...
04.26.2015 Columns Guest Spot: Tick-borne diseases — menace in our midst As a young scientist, I trained as a post-doctoral fellow with the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Long before Babesia became part of our local...
11.29.2014 Columns Guest Spot: How deer have decimated our woodlands Our woodlands are under attack. It’s not the first time. By 1750, loggers had removed nearly all trees and brush from Wading River to Southold. Action was taken. Laws...
09.18.2014 Agriculture Farmers with pending nuisance permits get OK Several farmers who were previously unable to receive deer damage permits to hunt on their property offseason now have the green light to do so. Arising as an unintended...