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Dan Ladd: Might there be a normal ice fishing season in New York?

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I used to really be into winter. In fact, as soon as deer season was over, I would be breaking out the ice fishing gear, tuning up the cross-country skis and watching the weather forecast hoping for the snow and cold, all the while keeping in touch with my fishing and skiing partners as we awaited the arrival of winter conditions.
There hasn’t been too much of that in recent years, at least in my neck of the woods here in the Southeastern Adirondacks. However, there is snow in parts of New York, and as we’ve previously reported, some ice as well.

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New York DEC issues 413 bass tournament permits through new system

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Bass fishing tournament organizers wasted no time in reacting to a new regulation requiring them to obtain a permit to hold an event on a New York water. And the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Bureau of Fisheries likewise was quick to get the new system up and running.
The bureau recently announced that as of Jan. 1, 413 permits had been issued for 2025. They also provided online resources for applying, reporting on, and keeping track of them.

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New York ECOs, Forest Rangers rescue ice-stranded moose on lake in the Central Adirondacks

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reports that Forest Rangers and Environmental Conservation Police Officers teamed up to rescue a moose that had broken through the ice on Lake Abanakee, in Hamilton County.
On Jan. 16, Division of Law Enforcement Lieutenant Robert Higgins and ECO Alan Brassard responded to Lake Abanakee, just outside the Hamlet of Indian Lake, in the Central Adirondacks, after receiving a report that a moose had broken through the ice. The Officers arrived and observed the moose in the lake, surrounded by ice, and unable to get out. 

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

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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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New York fly-fishing legend Ed Van Put passes away at 88

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Renowned fly-fisherman and outdoorsman Ed Van Put, of Livingston Manor, N.Y., passed away Dec. 14 at age 88. Van Put’s status as an angler and conservationist extends beyond the streams of the Catskills where he regularly plied his craft with a fly-rod.
According to his obituary, Edward George “Ed” Van Put was born in Paterson in northern New Jersey in 1936 where he grew up learning to hunt and fish. Following high school graduation, he served in the U.S. Army as a medic.

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New York’s winter sport show season about to begin

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The 2025 sports show season is poised to begin soon, with shows getting under way in January and continuing throughout the year. The winter and early spring periods, however, remain the busiest with many large shows scheduled between now and the end of March. 
Sport shows provide the opportunity for sportsmen to gather, check out the latest gear or even book a future trip to another state or country. There’s often plenty of  seminars offered by national and regional outdoor celebrities.

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Dan Ladd: New York legislature should move on crossbows in 2025

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The 2025 legislative session is coming and after years of discussion, New York lawmakers should consider the hunting community, the Department of Environmental Conservation and even the white-tailed deer herd this year and pass crossbow legislation that is on par with other states, and in line with a growing interest in crossbows and modern technology.
The bottom line is that the current regulations implemented in 2014 are vastly out of date, if not archaic, and the issues that are surfacing today are the result of the decisions made back then. 

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