09.04.2014 Agriculture After deer cull flopped, USDA calls for ‘regional, integrated’ approach Considering the disappointing numbers reported last week from the controversial deer cull that took place earlier this year, a call is going out to get all stakeholders — especially...
08.27.2014 Government With $225K to spend, USDA 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,...
08.22.2014 Government Lawsuit brings unintended consequence to deer cull Last year, a total of 30 deer that had wandered onto Half Hollow Nurseries in Laurel were shot and killed. The shootings were all legal, allowed by off-season nuisance...
04.11.2014 Editorials Editorial: Loosening bowhunting restrictions the right call As promised, state lawmakers have made progress in the important effort to thin deer herds on Long Island and elsewhere by changing a law related to how New York...
04.11.2014 Government State draws back regulations on bowhunting State leaders recently approved new regulations that will open up available land to bowhunters on Long Island, enabling them to target deer closer to structures than what was previously...
02.26.2014 Government Judge shoots down attempt to stop deer cull A state Supreme Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Southold Town that sought to prevent a plan to use hired federal hunters to trim the number of deer...
01.27.2014 Government Cuomo throws support behind reducing hunting setbacks While local hunters have been calling for reduced hunting regulations during months of spirited debate over a planned deer cull expected to start early next month in Southold, Gov....
01.23.2014 Letters Featured Letter: Don’t let a deer suffer To the editor: Early in the morning of Jan. 19, I saw it lying in the road on Ludlam Avenue. My first thought was that it was too small...