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New York’s sporting licenses set to go on sale soon; here’s what to know

July 16, 2026
The arrival of August means sporting licenses will be going on sale. At press time, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation had yet ...
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The arrival of August means sporting licenses will be going on sale. At press time, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation had yet to announce a hard date, but the agency expected hunting and trapping license sales to begin at some point during the week of Aug. 3. This is also when hunters ...

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