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Vineyard Gazette: State Reports Strong Early Hunting Season
The first early deer hunting season for the Vineyard got off to a strong start and could point to a robust harvest for the rest of the year, officials said.
MV Times: Archery season begins on-Island
Archery season on the Island and across the state began Monday and ends Nov. 28. Hunting hours begin 30 minutes before sunrise, and end 30 minutes after sunset.
Los Angeles Times: How the aggressive lone star tick unleashed a hidden meat allergy on millions of Americans
The tick-borne allergy was discovered only in 2007, and researchers still can’t say why some immune systems go haywire and some don’t. A delayed reaction adds to the muddle because most victims don’t get sick until hours after eating, and weeks or months after the tick bite. There’s no known cure.
Nantucket Current: Dollars For Deer: Conservation Foundation Launches New Incentive Program For Hunters
In the latest sign of how seriously island organizations are taking Nantucket’s deer overpopulation and food insecurity crises, the Nantucket Conservation Foundation will pay hunters $150 for each deer they donate to islanders in need this season.
Vineyard Gazette: For Island Realtors, Ticks Are a Hot Topic
Realtors on Martha’s Vineyard are used to answering a lot of questions. What’s the best town to buy in? Is there room for expansion? What amenities are available year round? But a new line of inquiry has crept in during recent months: ticks.
Vineyard Gazette: In Fight Against Ticks, Island Enlists New Deer Processing Facility
A new mobile venison processing and storage facility is set to open on the Vineyard this fall as the Island continues to grapple with an overwhelming deer population that is fueling the epidemic of tick-related illnesses.
MV Times: Island steps up its processing capacity as hunting season nears
As an expanded hunting season approaches, an offensive aimed at managing the deer herd is bracing and hoping that the Island harvests and processes more venison.
WGME: Collins-backed tick, Lyme disease bill heads to president after House passage
A federal bill aimed at strengthening the fight against Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses has cleared Congress and is headed to the president’s desk, following a years-long effort by Sen. Susan Collins focused on Maine.
Boston Globe: First-of-its-kind study of alpha-gal syndrome launches on Martha’s Vineyard
Researchers are launching what they say is a first-of-its-kind study of alpha-gal syndrome on Martha’s Vineyard to better understand the potentially deadly tick-borne allergy. Martha’s Vineyard Hospital, a member of Mass General Brigham, will follow residents of the island who’ve been bitten by a lone-star tick with the goal of identifying who develops the allergy and why.
CBS: The explosion of ticks and Alpha-gal syndrome
In 1975, a movie filmed in Martha's Vineyard made people afraid to go into the water. Today, a real animal in Martha's Vineyard is making people afraid to go outside.