09.02.2026 News Riverhead opens town land to bow hunting as deer, tick concerns grow Riverhead will again open several town-owned properties to bow hunting for deer this fall as part of its effort to control the local deer population. The Town Board on...
12.15.2025 News Riverhead deer hunting lottery set for Monday Riverhead deer hunters will get their shot at a coveted town permit Monday night. The town will hold its 2026 shotgun hunting lottery at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall...
12.03.2024 News Area vehicle deer strikes spike as days shorten It’s that time of year again — high season for deer-car collisions. This fall, Southold Highway Dept. workers are picking up an average of one dead deer a day, “and...
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...
04.21.2023 Editorials Editorial: Senate Bill 4804 would help control local deer herd Estimates vary of the numbers of white-tailed deer in Riverhead and Southold towns, but a good guess from people who study the issue is approximately 7,000. Perhaps 3,000 of...
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