Amendment bans crossbows in Cortland County; ARs added to portion of 3A Albany – A pair of bills passed by state lawmakers have apparently trumped DEC’s regulatory authority and could lead to confusion among some deer hunters this fall. One already signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo allows rifles for big-game hunting in Cortland […]
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Season Dates Sept. 1: Early Canada goose season opens (most of state) Sept. 1: Squirrel and crow seasons open Sept. 1: Snipe, rail and gallinule season opens Sept. 6: Early Canada goose season opens (Lake Champlain, Eastern and Central Long Island zones) Sept. 17: Early bear season opens (Adirondacks) Sept. 17-18: Youth Waterfowl Hunt (Northeast and Southeast
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Small-game hunting declines, but still popular Albany – There’s no question small-game hunting remains very popular among New York sportsmen and women. But it’s also clear that the size of that hunting fraternity has dwindled greatly in the past two decades. There’s likely a lot of reasons for that, but one may be they’re out
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Western New York Lake Ontario and tributaries: This is the time of year when the big bruisers start showing up in Lake Ontario – huge king salmon that are piling on the pounds as they prepare for the final migration of their short life cycle. Lake action for salmon and trout continues to be good
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Western District Highlights Air quality and commercial truck detail (Seneca County) On June 15, ECOs Angotti, Levanway and Smith participated in a commercial truck detail with assistance from Tony Tagliaferro and Rick Gage from DEC air resources, DOT commercial truck inspectors, the state police and state park police. The detail started with Levanway and Smith
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Rockford, Ill. – Deer culling will be back in 2012. And Kane County Forest Preserve District officials are counting on local hunters to make next year’s program run a bit smoother. Recent state testing of at least 75 deer for chronic wasting disease revealed the presence of the fatal deer illness for the first time
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Pinckneyville, Ill. – The state’s largest state park – some call it a jewel for hunters and anglers – will be opened to coal mining. Gov. Pat Quinn earlier this month signed into law a bill to allow a southern Illinois-based mining company to lease a 160-acre strip of land in Pyramid State Recreation Area.
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Compiled using reports from conservation officers, hunting guides, and the following sporting goods stores: North Lake Michigan: According to fishing reporter Cory Yarmuth, the trout and salmon bite has dropped off a bit with the fish pushing out a bit deeper. The boats are finding the fish in the 80-100 feet of water range in
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Washington – Hunters and anglers may have thought that things couldn’t get any worse with government budget cuts, but the proposed federal budget from the U.S. House Appropriations subcommittee is just that – worse. The committee passed its proposed budget, which still must be passed by the Senate and signed by the president for fiscal
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