Pheasant farm, gun ranges, crossbows garner some early attention as New York Legislature convenes in Albany

The New York State Legislature convened for the first time this year on Jan. 8, beginning a session that will continue through June 12. In the ensuing months, numerous legislative items will be proposed, debated and potentially voted upon. And, another state budget will also be proposed, debated and likely passed.
Along the way items of interest to New York’s sporting community are bound to surface. Coming into this year’s session sportsmen watchdog groups were on high alert. In some cases for sportsmen there is concern, and in others, hope.

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