02.06.2014 Health & Environment Residents invited to raise pheasants for hunting The state Department of Environmental Conservation is now accepting applications to participate in its annual Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program.
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....
01.19.2014 News DEC wants mute swans killed or captured by 2025 Citing “aggressive behavior towards people” and “destruction of submerged aquatic vegetation,” the state Department of Environment Conservation has released a new plan to kill or capture all wild mute...
01.12.2014 Columns Guest Column: A legislator’s pitch for culling the deer population As a lifelong resident of the North Fork, I have witnessed the explosion of the deer population. When I was growing up, it was rare to find deer tracks...
01.06.2014 Community EPCAL trails closed through end of the month Hikers, bikers and walkers beware: the walking trails at Enterprise Park at Calverton are closed from Monday through the end of the month. Riverhead Town announced that the trails...
12.16.2013 News Hunters called to Town Hall for Monday night lottery A lottery for Riverhead Town residents and property owners to hunt on town-owned land in Calverton is scheduled for tonight, Monday, in Town Hall. The annual hunt during the...
12.11.2013 News EPCAL hunting lottery scheduled for next week A lottery for Riverhead residents and landowners to hunt on town-owned land in Calverton will be held next Monday in town hall. The annual hunt during the special firearms...
12.16.2012 News What are those ghostly looking deer? What are those ghostly looking deer? The answer is piebald deer, the name given to a small number of rare animals that appear two-toned in color. Hunters and conservationists...