08.12.2014 Environment Supervisor says number of deer killed in federal cull ‘insignificant’ The number of deer killed in Southold Town as part of the controversial federal cull that took place earlier this year was far outpaced by the town’s own hunting...
05.10.2014 News Cull yields two tons of venison for needy The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced that thousands of pounds of venison were donated to food pantries during the controversial deer cull that concluded last month. But opponents...
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...
03.25.2014 Letters Featured Letter: Cull will be deemed a failure To the editor: Local business owners should have thought about the impact this deer cull would have when they decided to allow out-of-town sharpshooters on their land for this...
03.21.2014 Government Former federal sharpshooter fields questions from readers Anatomy of a deer cull author and former U.S. Department of Agriculture sharpshooter Joseph Albanese chatted live with Suffolk Times and Riverhead News-Review readers from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday....
03.21.2014 News Ex-federal sharpshooter takes us inside the hunt My stomach growled with the uneasy nausea that troubles me whenever I work overnight several days in a row. I grabbed a handful of the sugary snacks I always...
03.14.2014 Editorials Editorial: Show your face before taking a stand A movement is underway to boycott wine produced in Southold Town. It’s a response to the support the Long Island Farm Bureau and Southold Town have given the USDA sharpshooter...
03.07.2014 Environment Judge: DEC can’t issue any more permits for deer cull As the old saying goes: if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. And so it went for opponents of a federal operation to cull deer across the...
03.07.2014 Editorials Editorials: Thumbs up, thumbs down on North Fork deer problem TOWNS OUT IN FRONT Over the last six months, a plan to hire federal sharpshooters to thin the white-tailed deer herd across the East End has divided many in...
03.05.2014 Environment Cull opponents reload; second lawsuit planned After recent litigation against Southold Town was dismissed, opponents of a plan to cull deer on the East End using U.S. Department of Agriculture sharpshooters — a plan that’s...