Deer Hunters.

The season for both gun and bow hunters has been extended through the end of January, including weekends.

The state Department of Agriculture estimates some 30,000 deer live in Suffolk. They are blamed for the spread of tick-borne diseases, auto accidents and crop damage.

Some homeowners bordering the hunting grounds are worried that weekend hours will bring a flood of hunters from across the Northeast. Weekend hunting had always been allowed upstate.

“I don’t think it’s a real good idea, especially on the weekends when the kids are home.
“I’ve seen it before, you know. They’ll drop a deer at the corner of your property and get blood trails all the way back there and that’s not right. One resident

The state’s deer-culling sharpshooter program last spring was widely considered a disappointment. However, hunter Craig Dahlgren said alternative solutions that have been tried have not worked.  Some think hunting is the best way.  

I am not too crazy about the whole thing and particularly the Bows. It is unfair trade.   Just a thought.