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Dan Ladd

New York bass angler Jamie Hartman aims to get back on Elite track after fourth-place finish

New York native and Bassmaster Elite Series pro angler Jamie Hartman’s 2026 season is off to an up-and-down start. After a fourth place finish on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville, Feb. 5-8, Hartman stumbled a week later, missing the cut at Lake Martin, also in Alabama.
His success at Guntersville, however, provided a glimpse into the past and some hope that he can get back to regular top-10 finishes he had earlier this decade.

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New York sportsmen get their say with lawmakers at caucus

On Wednesday, March 11, members of New York’s sporting community gathered at the Well of the Legislative Office Building in the State Capitol to meet face-to-face with dozens of state lawmakers as part of the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus.
While the event was open to the public, it was primarily attended by leaders of numerous conservation groups, and also staff from the State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Division of Fish and Wildlife, along with dozens of politicians supporting the sporting community.

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New motorized usage program for disabled access on state lands developing in New York

The public comment deadline for The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s draft Commissioner Policy to guide the future use of Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices (OPDMDs) on DEC-managed lands is March 9.
DEC said the draft policy will take the place of Commissioner Policy 3 (CP-3), Motorized Access Program for People with Disabilities, and CP-3 will no longer be in effect.

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Dan Ladd: New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus is your chance to be heard

If there’s ever a mid-week day to take off and get yourself to the State Capital, in Albany, it is Wednesday, March 11. That morning, from 9 a.m. until noon, the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus will take place in the well of the Legislative Office Building (LOB), right across from the Capitol, in Albany.
It’s what N.Y. Assemblyman and Caucus Co-Chair Robert Smullen (R-21) told me “is a wonderful opportunity for everyone to connect and experience firsthand the passion that drives these time-honored pursuits.”

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