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Dan Ladd

New York’s St. Lawrence River ranked top bass water in U.S.

The St. Lawrence River has once again been ranked No. 1 by Bassmaster Magazine, which recently announced its 100 Best Bass Lakes for 2024.
The magazine is the signature publication for B.A.S.S., which is about to bring two Bassmaster Elite Series tournaments to New York in August, including an event on the St. Lawrence out of Waddington. 

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Dan Ladd: Another era in sporting licenses about to begin in New York

We’re about a month away from entering yet another new era in regard to sporting licenses in New York. When they go on sale for the 2024-25 seasons, which is typically in early August, it will now be up to sportsmen to decide not so much how, but who will print your licenses.
Two ongoing topics we covered in the June 28 edition relate to this.

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Colleagues remember writer, New York conservationist Bill Conners

The passing of Bill Conners, 78, of Pleasant Valley, has left a void in New York’s sporting community. Conners passed away suddenly June 17 at his home
Conners, a regular outdoor columnist with the Poughkeepsie Journal, represented the state’s sportsmen and women on many fronts. At the time of his passing, he was serving as the chairman of the state’s Fish and Wildlife Management Board, and also was serving as a statutory member of the Conservation Fund Advisory Board.

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ProcellaCOR treatments approved in three Adirondack lakes to combat Eurasian watermilfoil

At its June Agency meeting, the Adirondack Park Agency Board approved four permits authorizing the use of ProcellaCOR in three different Adirondack lakes to combat Eurasian watermilfoil.
Two permits authorize the Lake George Park Commission to make one-time applications of ProcellaCOR EC in Lake George’s Sheep Meadow Bay and Blair’s Bay in the lake’s Northern Basin. Another authorizes the Town of Willsboro to make a one-time application in Highlands Forge Lake, and approximately 120 acre lake in Essex County, near Lake Champlain.

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New York DEC expands sponsored pheasant hunt program

A little more than a year after the avian flu devastated the Richard E. Reynolds Game Farm – the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s sole pheasant raising facility – the agency is eager to get the word out about its expanding sponsored hunts program.
DEC’s sponsored hunts are free, non-competitive events coordinated by groups, clubs, individuals, or organizations to benefit youth, women, first-time hunters, veterans and people with disabilities.

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Battle with round gobies intensifies in New York after eDNA is detected in Champlain Canal

One of the biggest potential concerns involving an aquatic invasive species in New York could be literally moving closer to becoming a reality.
Both the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the State Canal Corporation have gone into what they term “rapid response mode” following the positive eDNA detection of round gobies in the Hudson River/Champlain Canal. The location of the detection was at Lock C-2 in Halfmoon, north of Albany.

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