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Originally Posted by jbolty
For as long as I can remember when I had visitors from out of state I would take them to long island to see deer, it was always almost 100% chance of seeing some. Seems like the last 10 years or so they have been sparse and did not see any a bunch of times.
I do remember there was some period when hunting was allowed or maybe the state hired hunters to thin them out but in the fog of time I have no recollection of when that was. Could have been 1980 or 2005 for all I know
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Correct. There was controlled archery hunting allowed on the island for a number of years. I don’t know if they still do it but no one was hired for that. Baiting was allowed as the deer density was much to high. Posted land seems to be popping up more and more now. That will contribute to higher deer numbers.