The Long Island Trapper

06/16/2026

Just last year Long Island health officials were crying rabies were at epidemic proportions. Are we at the phase of let's see how far we can go with disease and pestilence before we implement wildlife Management more effectively?

A parasitic tapeworm causing echinococcosis has been detected for the first time in West Coast wildlife, found in 37 of 100 coyotes near Puget Sound.

06/15/2026

When it comes to skunks Long Island is a very strange place. Last year I couldn't stop seeing them at the airport where I work. Now so far this year I haven't seen one. It's like they die off and then they come back. 🤔

06/15/2026

Okay we already know from the past that we can't eat any freshwater fish on Long Island because all of our lakes, streams and ponds are so poorly polluted that it has made the fish inedible. Now we've gotten to the point of flesh eating bacteria and this isn't the first time last year two people passed away eating shellfish on the North shore from flesh eating bacteria. So now my bigger question is what effect is this having on our wildlife? Hunters take over 3000 deer a year from Suffolk County, our waterfall hunting is considered one of the best in the country. So it makes me wonder if our freshwater fish are so polluted that we can't eat them has anybody ever tested the deer waterfowl and other wild game that we eat on Long Island?

06/12/2026

People don't live in the marshes wildlife does. Now you know why we have a problem with our shellfish dying off including lobster larva.

Suffolk County planned low-altitude helicopter treatments over marsh areas this week to control mosquito larvae, with applications scheduled from June 2 through June 4 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.

The Suffolk County Department of Public Works’ Division of Vector Control said the work would use a granular pellet application of VectoPrime FG, a larvicide containing Bti, or Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, and Altosid, also known as methoprene. The product is listed under EPA registration number 73049-501.

The treatments were planned for marshes across several Suffolk towns, including parts of Babylon, Islip, Brookhaven, Southampton, East Hampton, Riverhead and Southold. If weather prevented the work from being completed during the scheduled window, the county said it would continue on the next suitable day.

06/12/2026

Have a beautiful weekend everybody God bless! 👍

06/12/2026

Maybe people need to stop kidnapping wildlife in the name of rescuing. The mother knew exactly where her fawn was.

06/10/2026

Right now I'm just sitting back keeping my mouth shut.

Wisconsin man knocked to the ground by three coyotes while walking his dog near elementary school.

A Dane County, Wisconsin man was injured after being knocked to the ground by three coyotes while walking his Tibetan Mastiff near an elementary school. According to reports, the coyotes initially focused on the dog before the man fell during the encounter. He suffered hand injuries and bruises before the animals retreated.

Wisconsin DNR officials believe the coyotes were defending a nearby den. While attacks on people are rare, officials say conflicts with pets have been increasing in urban and suburban neighborhoods as coyotes continue expanding into developed areas.

This happened in a residential area near a school, not remote wilderness. As coyotes become more common around people, encounters like this may become more frequent.

Do you think growing urban coyote populations are becoming a public safety concern?

Aaron B. Futrell, Author|Owner, Delong Lures

06/10/2026

Let me start by saying in all my years I've never seen a released pet live to a ripe happy old age. They usually die a miserable death because they were born and raised in human captivity depending on humans. They weren't taught any natural defenses like what will kill them, what to stay away from, what to go near, what to eat, what to drink what not to touch. As they struggle out in the open a predator is going to grab them and eat them. Hawks, eagles, red foxes, raccoons, feral cats, even the family dog. Are all opportunist predators on Long Island. The pet that you've had for years that you think you're setting free you just gave a death sentence to. Think before you think you're setting something free.

06/10/2026

Ice soul, summer setting.

06/09/2026

Nice snack for a raccoon.