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March 21, 2023

New York DEC: Wolf killed in 2021 was consuming a wild diet

Further testing conducted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation indicates that a wolf shot mistakenly by a coyote hunter late in 2021 was consuming a wild diet. The test confirms the animal was not raised as a pet by humans and then released into the wild.
The 85-pound canine was killed in Cherry Valley, Otsego County, and Initial tests showed it was a coyote, but further testing indicated it was primarily of wolf origin.

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Town rejects more duck hunting at New York’s Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve

A group of waterfowl hunters seeking to expand the duck hunting season at Vischer Ferry Nature & Historic Preserve, on the Mohawk River in Saratoga County have had their request denied by the town supervisor.
Clifton Park Town Supervisor Phil Barret wrote that “we have conducted a sufficient overview of the situation. At this time, the town will not be taking steps to open hunting for the entire season as you have requested.”

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New York to receive over $30 million from Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson funding for 2023

The record-setting Wildlife Restoration Trust Fund, commonly known as Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson funding, is supported through excise taxes paid last year by manufacturers of hunting and fishing equipment and on small-engine fuel and is disbursed through the Service’s Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration program.

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