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hrmjustin

(71,265 posts) Sat Mar 1, 2014, 04:53 PM Mar 2014

Eastern LI deer cull still on after court fight

SOUTHOLD, N.Y. (AP) — A plan to have federal sharpshooters kill up to 1,000 deer on the northeastern tip of Long Island is moving forward after opponents lost a court fight.

Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell says program had been expected to start this month but will be delayed a few weeks.

Newsday (http://bit.ly/1hpdSNl ) reports that opponents seeking to stop the cull lost a court fight on Wednesday. A judge rejected arguments that Southold had not followed proper procedures.

Russell has said the deer are overrunning the town and causing accidents, health hazards and are damaging valuable crops.

http://www.fltimes.com/news/state/article_aac81420-4dfb-5a10-b7de-d1cc0a310bc8.html?mode=jqm

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