Deer & Tick Committee

Meetings

• 10 am
• As posted

Zoom Meeting Details

• Zoom Meeting
  Meeting ID: 834 6536 8632
  Passcode: 363546

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Did you know?

Adult deer (blacklegged) ticks are active and may bite any days above 40F. Remember to check yourself for ticks often, wear light colored clothing, walk in centers of trails and consider using repellents.  To learn more visit https://bit.ly/3D0ddoG

Mission Statement & Goals

To advise the Shelter Island Town Board in measures deemed socially acceptable, environmentally sound and fiscally responsible in managing, monitoring, and maintaining the deer and tick populations as low as possible in an effort to decrease the risk and incidence of tick-borne diseases on Shelter Island.

Goals

1. To continue to support a multi-pronged approach that specifically aims at the culling of the deer herd, reducing tick density, and educating the public in order to protect human health and ecological concerns.
2. To continue to measure the progress of management goals by utilizing scientific and statistical data.
3. To continue to recruit additional hunters, including those with an NWCO license, as well as seek additional properties around Shelter Island for hunting purposes.
4. To continue to help educate the Shelter Island Community, Concerning the importance of protection against tick-borne disease and related issues.
5. To obtain local, county, and state government support that helps address tick-borne disease and deer density as a major health issue.