Nassau County Deer

[wooffer]

I have had two different sets of deer sightings in Nassau county north of 25A. Has anyone else seen deer.

Edited March 7, 2012 by wooffer

[Karpteach]

Now, that's cool! Never saw a deer in Nassau! Have heard stories about them in the Oyster Bay to Glen Cove. I thought it was BS, I guess not! COOL!

[wooffer]

Yes these were spotted on Oyster Bay, 8 total. Only 4 photographed. I have seen them further west but not in glen cove.

[Deerthug]

Actually I there was an 8pt buck that was found dead on Route 106 just in front of Stop & Shop in December 2011. There has been another sighting of another big boy just south of 25A in the area of the Muttontown Preserve. Few people have seen him that I know but usually in the wee early morning hours.

[Deerthug]

Yes these were spotted on Oyster Bay, 8 total. Only 4 photographed. I have seen them further west but not in glen cove.

Woofer where was that photo taken? Was it in the OB Cove?

[wooffer]

Woofer where was that photo taken? Was it in the OB Cove?

Yep that is exactly where they were. Just a little north of 25A

[Deerthug]

Friends of mine who live in the Cove (I'm in OB) have told me they have deer living on their property. Crazy!

[wooffer]

Friends of mine who live in the Cove (I'm in OB) have told me they have deer living on their property. Crazy!

This was basically on some guys lawn as you headed toward 25A. We have friends in Mill Neck and the deer come into their backyard. I live close to you also

[Karpteach]

They are all migrating down from the Huntington area! When I was going to school at Queens College, I would take classes at the environmental center at Caumsett State Park. We would sleep their at night, I would go out at around 5 am, and see the herds in the field. They cull them there each year with snipers!

[wooffer]

Caumsett State Park has an interesting history. The original owner had head of cattle when it was his private residence. The family and like to walk the property in the summer.

[Karpteach]

Woofer, nice shots. I usually go fishing around there. I've seen the droppings , now I've seen the deer! Thanks!

[wooffer]

Where have you seen the droppings? By the harbor or inland?

[ANTLERS]

My Wife works at Sagamore Hill,Theodore Roosevelts home,in Cove neck.They see them all the time.ironicly,There were no deer on the property when TR was a live.There is also a thriving turkey population in Cove neck.When Im upstate in May,And seeing nothing,My wife calls me and says she had to shoo the flock away from her car in order to get to it.

[Geno C]

Nassau has deer all over believe it or not... there are a ton on the north shore. The deer are making there way all over long island

[wooffer]

My Wife works at Sagamore Hill,Theodore Roosevelts home,in Cove neck.They see them all the time.ironicly,There were no deer on the property when TR was a live.There is also a thriving turkey population in Cove neck.When Im upstate in May,And seeing nothing,My wife calls me and says she had to shoo the flock away from her car in order to get to it.

That photo was taken off the same road you use to go the TR Sanctuary. Their is a flock of wild turkey that hang out in the area too.

[Deerthug]

Here is a picture of me standing on my corner with some fine feathered friends a few years ago.

[wooffer]

Unlike their northern cousins these guys are not shy. I had 6 land in the middle of a quite road by my house one morning. They didn't seem to know why they landed but they held up traffic for a while before we chased them away.

[greybeard]

A few years ago I was kayaking near oyster bay and got out to eat and saw quite a few tracks along the water, I was surprised because I had never seen tracks there before.. I mentioned it to a Resident of the area this past fall who knew that they were there.A few weeks later he saw me again and told me that he had recently seen two deer in that area .

Seeing the photo of the local Turkeys reminded me of the flock that used to be on Wantagh Avenue, in Nassau County. They've been gone for years now, I heard that they captured them and moved them. They really looked out of place in Wantagh.

[Phillygunns]

The good news is the DEC is considering allowing deer hunting in Nassau County. It is in the 5 year plan paragraph ECL 11-0907(5).

[wooffer]

Friends of ours say they saw a dead deer on Center Island Beach (Oyster Bay Harbor) when walking once.

[wooffer]

They are all migrating down from the Huntington area! When I was going to school at Queens College, I would take classes at the environmental center at Caumsett State Park. We would sleep their at night, I would go out at around 5 am, and see the herds in the field. They cull them there each year with snipers!

Here is the letter for the culling.

https://files.nyu.ed...ling-notice.pdf

More info on the same subject

http://huntington.patch.com/articles/deer-still-need-management-in-lloyd-harbor-mayor-says

Edited March 11, 2012 by wooffer

[sssurfertim]

Just say this post, I have seen deer more than once in the JFK bird santuary next to Tobay beach. I fish alot back there and pass through it while duckhunting all winter. Saw 2 nice bucks together last fall. Plenty of land for them to hide over there, fresh water, and some woods. Also found tracks on a bigger island off copeige this season while duckhunting.

[JimmyDaSavage]

A deer was spotted today in the bellmore/merrick area in nassau county. Here is the article with pics.

http://bellmore.patc...#photo-10547228

[JimmyDaSavage]

Another deer spotted in nassau today. Much closer to Queens.

A deer spotted in a park in New Hyde Park this afternoon eluded animal control crews and is still missing, Town of North Hempstead officials say.

As of late Wednesday afternoon, animal control officials were still pursuing the deer, which was discovered at noon roaming Clinton G. Martin Park at New Hyde Park Road and Marcus Avenue.

"They tried to bring this thing down with tranquilizer darts," said Collin Nash, a spokesman for the town. "The deer kept going, scampered off, and they're chasing him off."

The search was called off at nightfall. Officials said the animal had been shot with one dart.

[Lizz]

On 3/7/2012 at 6:19 PM, wooffer said:

I have had two different sets of deer sightings in Nassau county north of 25A. Has anyone else seen deer.