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Dan Ladd: Clock ticking for taking mandatory boating safety course in New York

Featured, Fishing, New York, Opinion /

Count me among those who have procrastinated in taking what is soon to be a mandatory boating safety course for operators of motorized watercraft in New York.
In case you’re not familiar with what is known as Brianna’s Law, named after 11-year-old Brianna Lieneck, who was killed in a boating accident off the shore of Long Island in 2005, the law stipulates that anyone operating any motor boat (including those that utilize a trolling motor) be in possession of a boating safety certificate, which you can acquire after passing an 8-hour boating safety course.

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New York’s whitetail harvest data shows antlerless take down big in 2023-24

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently released white-tailed deer harvest statistics from the 2023-24 hunting season. The estimated harvest reflects a statewide decrease of 9.6%.
In 2023 (which includes early 2024), 209,781 whitetails were taken compared to 231,961 in 2022. The number is also down from the five-year average of 229,839. The greatest contributor to this decrease was a lower antlered deer harvest.

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So, you want to kill a spring gobbler? Here’s what you need to know as a beginner

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If there’s one common trait I hear from new or would-be turkey hunters, it is that they know little about it and are often unsure where to begin the learning process. If you fit this description, know that you are not alone. Turkey hunters are not born, they are made, and we all have to start somewhere.
I believe that becoming a successful turkey hunter requires three things: the right hunting spot, knowledge of your quarry, and the ability to use turkey calls to coax them into gun range.

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New York archer from Washington County pursuing Paralympic dream

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Chris Hall has never let his disability stand in the way of his hunting and fishing desires. The 28-year-old accomplished archer from Greenwich, in Washington County, N.Y., is primarily wheelchair bound due to a rare defective gene disease that has plagued him since childhood. But that’s not about to stop him from literally taking a shot a making the U.S. Paralympic archery team.
Hall is headed for the second of two try-outs, or qualifiers: the Gator Cup, taking place in Newbury, Fla., May 13-14. Should he succeed, a trip to Paris, France, in August and September to represent his country on the Paralympic archery course would be in order.

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New landowner meets with New York’s Adirondack hunting clubs

Featured, Hunting, National Hunting, National News, New York, News /

The new landowner of 92,500 acres in the central and eastern Adirondacks recently held a meeting with hunting and recreational clubs which have traditionally leased the lands.
More than 100 club members attended the meeting held at the Fort William Henry resort, in Lake George, where Matt Sampson, vice president of Forest Management for Eastwood Forests, LLC, addressed the group.
Sampson said the purpose of the meeting was to “introduce ourselves to the hunt clubs, engage with them, hear their stories, help them understand our management style. That’s important to us. And then hear what they have to say.”

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Dan Ladd: Seize the momentum of New York’s youth hunting programs

Featured, Hunting, New York, Opinion /

This time around I took the same youth in consecutive years, a first for me. Unfortunately, unlike last year when we had a bird tagged by 6:30 a.m., we weren’t so lucky this year. Four jakes at 80 yards and a cautious mature gobbler at 50 was the best I could do for my 14-year-old mentee, who could only hunt one day.

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Youth hunt kick-starts New York turkey seasons, regular season starts May 1

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Fair weather, for the most part, greeted New York’s junior hunters who went afield with their mentors April 20 and 21 for the annual youth turkey hunting weekend. Since 2004, the youth hunt has taken place prior to New York’s annual spring gobbler season, which runs May 1 -31.
In Washington County, Chloe Law, age 13 of Stillwater, enjoyed a successful hunt with her father, Chuck. The Laws had three toms come into their set-up off the roost that first morning, gobbling and strutting across a cornfield. Once they were inside 35 yards, Chloe was ready with her Tristar Viper 12-gauge.

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