By Dean Bortz Editor Madison — The youth hunting bill – Assembly Bill 586 – takes one step closer to the governor’s desk this week with a Senate hearing that was to have taken place Wednesday, Jan. 11 at the state Capitol. One bill supporter expects some of that testimony at the Senate hearing to …
Staff report Albany — Preliminary reports are showing the 2005 deer hunting season to be perhaps the safest in New York history. DEC Sportsmen Education Administrator Wayne Jones reported late last month that 14 deer hunters were injured in the recent deer season, lower than the 2004 record low of 18 and well below the
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — DEC’s formal unveiling of a series of fishing regulations changes brought no big surprises, largely because the moves have been widely discussed with sportsmen for the past year. The formal announcement, however, triggers the procedures that will ultimately lead to final approval of the changes. “We’ve been making regulations
Staff report Rome, N.Y. — DEC deer biologists and statisticians deal with a lot of numbers each season, but the one they’re most impressed with this year is zero. That’s how many new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease have been discovered since an extensive statewide monitoring and testing program was launched after two cases in
Jan 14: Caroga Lake Ice Fishing Contest, 6-4 p.m., East and West Caroga Lakes; trout, pickerel, walleye, perch and crappie divisions; contact Jason, 835-2616 for more info. Jan. 27-29: Gator’s Pub First Annual Coyote and Fox Hunt, Candor (Tioga County); 50 percent payout, 50 percent proceeds to Ruffed Grouse Society and National Wild Turkey Federation;
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