Episode 33 — Getting to know Jerrod Vila
New York Outdoor News freelance writer and display advertising representative
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The public lands of the recently updated Tug Hill East Unit in New York
In October, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation finalized a Unit Management Plan for the Tug Hill East Unit. The area covers a total of 22,886 acres of public lands spread out amongst seven State Forests, one Unique Area, and 13 Forest Preserve parcels in the Lewis County.
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News items regarding wolves out of Michigan and Wisconsin should be considered of interest to New York’s sporting community
When I was a kid, my parents had two cameras with which we took family photos. One was a Polaroid Instamatic that in the late 1970s was the coolest thing because you took a picture and about a minute later you had a hard copy of it. Then there was the old 110 film camera, a standard of the era before the 35mm became a little more portable, affordable, and therefore popular at the same time.
DEC encourages antlerless deer harvest, safety as New York’s Southern Zone hunters start Nov. 18
New York’s busiest hunting days are just about here, as the Southern Zone rifle opening day for white-tailed deer is Saturday, Nov. 18. The early days of this season is when more hunters take to the fields and forests of New York’s southern tier than on any other hunting days.
And in the days leading up to the Southern Zone opener, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has been encouraging hunters to go afield safely, and asking them to help out with deer management – in some areas – by harvesting more antlerless deer.
Junior trappers develop techniques at New York Trappers Association youth camps
When Columbus Day weekend rolls around, it’s not just about deer hunting for New York’s youth sports kids. The New York State Trappers Association annually organizes two weekend-long trapping camps for youth ages 12-14, allowing the young trappers to develop hands-on trapping skills.
They’re known as the Pat Arnold Youth Trapping Camps, named after their founder, and have been taking placed since 2009.
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Ammunition background checks in New York are not working
What do retired law enforcement officers, former judges, active Environmental Conservation Officers, border patrol agents and even the Sheriff of Chautauqua County all have in common? Well, since the Sept. 13 launch of New York’s new background check system for buyers of both firearms and ammunition, all of the above have been initially denied an ammo purchase. The actual term is “delayed.”
And for what reason? That’s a question that nobody, especially in Albany, can even begin to answer.
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Episode 32 — Tracking and Stalking Whitetails with Maine Master Guide Randy Flannery
Northern Maine outfitter and well-known seminar speaker Randy Flannery joins
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Disabled hunters enjoying New York’s crossbow option as over 2,800 permits are issued
When John Brosen first heard that he might be able to hunt during New York’s archery season with a crossbow via a special permit, he didn’t envision it happening this season. But within days, hours actually, of expediting the process of obtaining the paperwork and meeting with his doctor, the retired National Grid lineman from Kinderhook, in Columbia County, who has two bad shoulders, had what he needed.
“I got it within 24 hours of submitting it,” Brosen said. “I looked into it and when I talked to my surgeon he filled out the paperwork and I had it in 24 hours. I wasn’t expecting to get it in time; for next year maybe.”
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Capitalizing on New York’s Northern Zone early season for whitetails
The 2022 Northern Zone regular season remains a head-scratcher for myself and our crew, the Iron Sight Gang. It was certainly unpredictable in terms of rutting activity and featured some of the warmest early-season temperatures I can remember.
It was also productive, especially during the first half. About a decade ago, there was a brief proposal on the table to shorten the Northern Zone regular (rifle) season – which currently runs for 44 days – by a couple of weeks. I know there are Adirondack hunters out there who would still favor such a change, mainly because they feel the end result would be a greater number of mature bucks.
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