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10.25.2021 News

Hunters found trespassing on privately-owned Robins Island leads to discovery of extensive operation

Extensive hunting and surveillance equipment recently discovered on Robins Island, a privately owned nature preserve owned by billionaire Louis Bacon, could be linked to a commercial hunting operation. The...

05.05.2019 Editorials

Editorial: To cull deer herd, open more land to hunting

We all know there are far too many deer on the North Fork, and that efforts to sharply reduce their numbers have had limited success. The spread of tick-borne...

09.07.2016 Government

Southold considers separate deer hunting lottery for veterans

Extended hours for the town deer cooler and a lottery to give local veterans the opportunity to hunt on Southold Town and Suffolk County land are among the ways...

10.26.2015 Sports

North Fork Outdoors: When a sacred location is no longer a secret

In our brave new world of electronic awareness, no one hides. Thanks to iPhones, GPS devices and roving earth satellites, the old adage “Wherever you go, there you are!”...

09.13.2014 Government

New regulations open more land for hunting

New state regulations have opened an additional 110 acres for deer hunters in Southold Town this year.

05.12.2014 Government

Proposal pulled to permit Nassau bowhunters on Suffolk land

A short-lived plan to allow Nassau County bowhunters onto Suffolk County lands was quickly shot down last week. At Wednesday’s Suffolk County Parks & Recreation Committee, chairman Jay Schneiderman...

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...

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...

03.07.2014 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...

03.05.2014 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...

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