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Solar project approved near New York’s Washington County Wildlife Management Area

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In May, the New York State Department of Public Service announced that the Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (ORES) had issued a final siting permit to Boralex LLC for the Fort Edward Solar Project in the Town of Fort Edward, Washington County.
The project had come under scrutiny due to it’s location near the Washington County Grasslands Wildlife Management Area.

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R3 initiatives drive New York’s updated pheasant plan

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently released a 2026-2035 Strategic Plan for Pheasant Stocking, which intends to shift the focus on pheasant hunting in New York to R3 initiatives.
The plan, DEC says, will embrace R3 principals and aim to enhance hunter recruitment, retention, and reactivation. A press release said the plan updates and replaces the 2010–2020 Management Plan for Ringnecked Pheasants in New York State and that it advances three main goals.

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New York DEC adopts antlerless deer proposals, including earn-a-second-buck program

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A month after the comment period closed for a series of proposed hunting regulations designed to entice hunters to harvest more antlerless deer, the package has been fully adopted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and will be in place for the fall hunting seasons.
This includes the much-debated earn-a-second buck program, which will require hunters to harvest an antlerless deer before they can obtain a second buck tag.

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New York Outdoor News’ 2026 Person of the Year has talent she uses to strengthen the outdoors

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Debbie Brosen’s talent as an artist is evident in the work she’s become renowned for, especially painting wildlife scenes on turkey feathers (top). Through the years, she’s contributed her artwork for the benefit of numerous conservation organizations and events.

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Election day archery buck enters New York record book as non-typical

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When Mike Betanzos Jr. arrowed the biggest buck of his life in Ulster County, N.Y., on election day last November, he knew it had record book potential. But, as so many hunters often attest, the buck meant much more.
Still, Betanzos, who lives in Wallkill, is pleased that his buck, which had 17 scorable points, will likely enter the New York State Big Buck Club’s record book at No. 12 in the bow non-typical category with a net score of 193-3.

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New York’s Concealed Carry Improvement Act sensitive places rule sacked by appeals court

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A pair of gun rights groups claimed victory after a three-judge panel of the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals on May 18 ruled in their favor. The ruling strikes down a provision in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2022 Concealed Carry Improvement Act that banned the carrying of firearms on private property open to the public unless the owner(s) displayed signage granting such permission.

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Dan Ladd: The harsh reality of ticks on the New York landscape

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On our camping trip, Adrienne wasn’t exactly wandering around in the brush or woods. In fact, she does more of that on her daily walks around our home property. Still, she managed to have two blacklegged (deer) ticks embedded on her over the weekend. The reason, I believe, was her attire.

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