News and New York

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Clock ticking on crossbows

Clock ticking on crossbows

Bills stalled as state lawmakers near end of 2013 session

June 2013
DEC: Youth hunt a huge success

DEC: Youth hunt a huge success

Participation high, clean safety record

May 2013
Youths get their gobblers

Youths get their gobblers

Two-day harvest up 15 percent

May 2013
Statewide kill tops 15,000 on DMAP and nuisance permits

Statewide kill tops 15,000 on DMAP and nuisance permits

Over 15,000 deer were killed last year under a pair of programs criticized by some hunters as open to widespread abuse but labeled by DEC wildlife biologists as necessary to control whitetail numbers.

May 2013
Whitetail kill highest since 2003

Whitetail kill highest since 2003

Statewide buck harvest up; Youth hunt take at 1,411

May 2013
Crossbow bill moves to another committee

Crossbow bill moves to another committee

Crossbow advocates scored a minor victory last month when the Senate environmental conservation committee moved legislation that would put the decision on crossbow use in the hands of the DEC

May 2013
Bullet-buying triggers shortage

Bullet-buying triggers shortage

Phil Franklin has seen it all before.

April 2013
Crossbow clause left out of spending plan

Crossbow clause left out of spending plan

A state budget amendment that would have allowed the DEC to decide whether crossbow use should be liberalized has been left out of the 2013-14 spending plan.

April 2013
Good old days gone, hunting remains solid

Good old days gone, hunting remains solid

Turkey harvest way down, but production better last year

April 2013
The price is right for New York trappers

The price is right for New York trappers

Some pelts see record averages

March 2013