11.30.2023 News Time to slow down: deer strikes are up in Suffolk County It’s a scenario familiar to all North Fork drivers, whether from personal experience, a near miss or just a healthy caution: that startling moment when a deer bolts out...
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...
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...
08.12.2014 Environment Southold supervisor says number of deer killed in cull ‘insignificant’ The number of deer killed in Southold Town as part of the controversial federal cull that took place earlier this year was outpaced by the town’s own hunting program,...
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...
04.02.2014 Government Deer cull lawsuit still on hold after delay last week Opponents — and supporters — of a deer cull being carried out by the United States Department of Agriculture are still waiting, and will continue to wait, for court...
