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Northern Zone firearms deer seasons about to begin in New York

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While hunting seasons in New York – including archery seasons – have begun incrementally in recent weeks, deer season fully arrives, at least in the Northern Zone, in the days ahead.
The muzzleloading season, which begins the Saturday following Columbus Day, starts Oct. 19 in the Northern Zone. A week later, the big game, or rifle season begins on Oct. 26 and runs through Dec. 8. Crossbow hunters can also go afield with their implements in the Northern Zone starting Oct. 16.

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Study of lake trout population in New York’s Follensby Pond provides unique educational opportunity

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Over the summer, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and The Nature Conservancy announced a pair of conservation easements they had agreed upon pertaining to 14,600 acres in the Adirondacks.
One easement opened up nearly 6,000 acres and several miles of shoreline along the Raquette River that was previously off limits to the public. It is now available for outdoor recreation, including hunting, fishing and trapping. The other created a unique research preserve around Follensby Pond.

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New York big game biologist discusses state’s deer, bear and turkey topics

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With archery season open across most of New York and bear season in the Adirondacks – as well as Northern Zone crossbow, muzzleloading and rifle seasons on the horizon, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Game Management Section Head Jeremy Hurst recently addressed the outdoor media to discuss a number of topics.
First, as his colleague, biologist Brandon Quirion shared previously with New York Outdoor News, Hurst indicated that there are plenty of whitetails on the landscape in both the Northern and Southern zones.

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Adirondack High Peaks beckon to 10th Mt. Division in New York

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In August, over 200 soldiers from Fort Drum’s 10th Mountain Division climbed all 46 of the Adirondack High Peaks, as a group, in a single day. Known as Operation Commando Summit, it is what a U.S. Army press release said “honored the division’s history and legacy as an elite alpine and mountain unit, emphasizing team-level war-fighting functions and adaptability to the modern battlefield.”

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Dan Ladd: Is another ammo shortage on the horizon?

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For over four years now, stretching all the way back to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it seems like we’ve been consistently in an ammunition shortage in some form or another.
Not to mention the increased expense. As discussed in an article in the previous issue, things seem to have stabilized. But there’s some recent news that hunters, recreational shooters and especially reloaders may want to make note of.

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New York’s youth big game hunt coming up Oct. 12-14

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New York hunters ages 12-15 will once again have the opportunity to go afield with a mentor during the state’s annual youth hunting weekend Oct. 12-14. The dates are Saturday through Monday of Columbus Day weekend.
Since it’s inception in 2014, the youth hunting weekend has become a staple among the fall hunting seasons, and pairs young hunters with a mentor.

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A quick chat with Jon Steigerwaldt of the Ruffed Grouse Society/American Woodcock Society

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With small game seasons underway, Outdoor News sat down with Jon Steigerwaldt, the forest conservation director for the Great Lakes/Upper Midwest region of the Ruffed Grouse Society/American Woodcock Society.
Steigerwaldt is knee-deep in issues affecting grouse and woodcock in the past, while looking to the future regarding the ongoing challenge of managing habitat for these two iconic North American game birds.

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Dan Ladd: Reflecting on maps, manuals and memories of New York hunting licenses

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When I began hunting in the late 1970s, sporting licenses and carcass tags were printed on durable, cardboard-like waterproof paper. And what is today New York’s Hunting and Trapping Regulations Guide was back then a large, foldable map. There were, in fact, separate maps for big game and small game hunting, as well as for fishing. 
As the new self-printed sporting license era begins, it’s a reminder of how times certainly have changed.

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