Hikers warned deer-hunting season starts Monday
A deer in Heckscher State Park in East Islip. (June 15, 2011) Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
With deer-hunting season starting Monday, the Long Island Greenbelt Trail Conference is advising hikers to take precautions to avoid becoming unwitting prey.
Deer season runs until Jan. 31 for firearms. And small game hunting is allowed through Feb. 29. The hunting occurs on weekdays, the group noted, recommending that hikers stay on marked trails.
The conference added that hiking permits in Department of Environmental Conservation lands are not valid weekdays from Monday until Jan. 31. The sites affected are Rocky Point Natural Resources Management Area, Otis Pike Preserve, Sarnoff Pine Barrens Preserve, Barcelona Neck, West Tiana, East Hampton Cooperative Area and Westhampton Management Area.
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Sarra Sounds Off, Season 3, Ep 3: Top football teams in action, fantasy update and plays of the week Gregg Sarra sounds off on the Northport and Half Hollow Hills East matchup, plus Tess Ferguson has an update on the high school fantasy football standings and Jared Vailuzzi has the plays of the week.
