D.E.C. Looking Into Deaths of Three Deer in Wainscott Farm Field

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating the deaths of three deer discovered in an open farm field in Wainscott on Friday morning. 

A D.E.C. officer was seen looking over the bodies of what appeared to be a doe and two fawns in the field at the corner of Wainscott's Main Street and Town Line Road around 10:30 a.m. The adult deer and one of the fawns were lying nearby each other, and another fawn was lying several feet away. 

Aphrodite Montalvo, a spokeswoman for the D.E.C., confirmed that the agency is investigating but was unable to offer further details, other than to say it was first reported to her department earlier on Friday morning. "They don't know if it was illegal or legal at this point," Ms. Montalvo said. 

Wildlife nuisance permits do allow hunters to shoot deer outside of deer hunting season. 

The property, part of a 15.3-acre farm at 75 Town Line Road, is owned by the Estate of Albert C. Hand Jr., tax map records show. The field is less than a half-mile from the Wainscott School. Across the street from the field are several homes.