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Dan Ladd: Is coyote contest ban just the start for anti-hunters in New York?

Reading Gov. Kathy Hochul’s press release announcing her signing legislation that bans coyote hunting contests, among others, it’s included supporters/commenters reads like a “who’s who” list of anti-hunters.
Of course, no one from the hunting community was included, or likely even consulted on this decision, even though Gary Muthig, of the Federation of Sportsmen Clubs of Sullivan County, told me he’d been trying for months to get Hochul’s attention before the bill even came to her desk.

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Dan Ladd: Who won in recent court decisions on New York gun laws? Depends on who you ask

Depending on where you get your news from, New York’s gun owners are either big losers or big winners following the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals panel decisions on New York’s gun laws. These all have to do with individual challenges through lawsuits against certain provisions in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2022 Concealed Carry Improvement Act.

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Episode 36 — Leo Maloney and the New York State Outdoor Writers Association

This episode starts with a quick update from host Dan Ladd on New York’s latest legislative issues, including the recently passed coyote contest ban and injunctions on parts of the Concealed Carry Improvement Act. Then comes highlights from a recent NYS Outdoor Writers Association virtual meeting with long-time member Leo Maloney, of Central New York,

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Year in review: Pheasants, coyotes and guns big 2023 topics across New York

It’s been another busy year for New York’s sporting community. Looking back through the 2023 editions of New York Outdoor News, here’s a sample of some of the top stories, most which adorned the front page, in no particular order of importance or preference.

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Second U.S. Circuit Court nicks New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act

Three provisions of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act were struck down earlier this month following a ruling by a three-judge panel of the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
On Dec. 8, the Second Circuit panel upheld a district court’s injunctions against the CCIA provision requiring private property owners that allow public access, including businesses, to post signage to allow firearms on their property. Unless successfully appealed, this means property owners will need to post signs if they do not want firearms on their property. 

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Rediscovering New York’s Southern Zone an enjoyable way to extend the deer season

There was a time when I believed that all the deer in New York were in the Southern Zone. And any time I had the opportunity to hunt there, I would pounce on it. Over the years, I’ve been fortunate to have a few places to go, courtesy of a few of my hunting partners, and have even taken a few deer from these spots.

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Advocate reminds New York lakefront owners of safe ways to use de-icer

A Warren County woman is again reminding lake-front property owners to practice safety in the use of ice-eaters and/or bubblers.
Cindy Mead, of Horicon, took on the issue – one that has been debated in the ice fishing community for years – in the winter of 2021-22 after her daughter’s dog drowned in Brant Lake, in northern Warren County. The dog had wandered off and gotten in the open water created by a de-icer and was unable to get back on shore. The dog was later found deceased in the water.

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