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New pheasant stocking plan in New York is taking shape

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A few years ago, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation made some improvements to its pheasant stocking program in an effort to attract more new hunters to the sport and retain existing ones.
Those changes included increasing the number of adult pheasants released for hunting each fall from 30,000 to nearly 50,000 birds, and increasing the number of stocking dates, including late season releases in January. Public response to those changes has overall been positive, DEC officials said, and now the agency is looking at the next step.

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Classified as songbirds in New York, interest remains for a state dove hunting season

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New York State is in the process of overhauling its pheasant propagation and stocking program in an effort to attract more new hunters and reverse declining participation in small game hunting, but George Gedney think he has a better idea.
Gedney, who lives in Queensbury (Warren County) and has been an avid game bird hunter and dog handler for most of his life, likes the idea of more pheasants to hunt, but he thinks New York is missing a big opportunity to promote a bird that already has booming wild populations across the state – the mourning dove.

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New York hunter’s battle continues in 3-year bear baiting case

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Warren Agostinoni Sr. spent his career in law enforcement, primarily working for the state Department of Corrections.
As such, Agostinoni prides himself not only for enforcing the law, but also obeying it himself, including on his many hunting adventures. So, when Agostinoni, who lives in Cairo (Greene County, N.Y.), harvested a bear on state land in September 2023 only to be later visited by state conservation officers who questioned the legality of his kill, he was shocked.

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Partnership between New York and Pennsylvania supports Delaware River trout

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The Delaware River tailwaters – including the main stem river and East and West branches – support a nationally-recognized sport fishery for wild trout, and a joint effort between New York and Pennsylvania aims to keep it that way.
A recent report card on the Delaware River Tailwaters Joint Trout Management Plan indicates those efforts appear to be paying off.

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New York DEC’s Young Forest Initiative becomes Forest Management

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It has a new name but the same mission – improving both the quantity and quality of young forest growth across the majority of New York’s wildlife management areas to boost wildlife, both game and non-game species.
DEC officials are touting success that’s been achieved toward the project’s goals in the last decade. At the same time, some observers believe in certain situations, the program may be doing more harm than good.

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First phase of work on New York fish hatcheries underway

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Anglers who hit their favorite stocked trout streams April 1 and beyond can thank New York’s network of fish hatcheries for providing them with their quarry.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation operates 12 fish hatcheries and stocks millions of freshwater fish into more than 1,200 public streams, rivers, lakes and ponds across the state – including brown, rainbow and brook trout.

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Rare hermaphrodite whitetail is New York 12-year-old’s first deer

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When 12-year-old Bryce Farmen shot his first deer in early December, he and his dad, Brett, were excited that his inaugural whitetail was a buck. At least that’s what they thought.
The deer sported a 5-point rack, but it wasn’t until they rolled the animal over to field dress it they realized it had something else they didn’t expect – female reproductive organs. And the story gets stranger still.

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New York’s State Fish and Wildlife Management Board regrouping after setbacks

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Even championship sports teams go through rebuilding years, and the same can be true for other successful organizations.
Case in point might be the New York State Fish and Wildlife Management Board, which for nearly 70 years has worked to improve fish and wildlife habitat on privately-owned land in the state, along with expanding public access to those resources.

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New York’s Cayuga County wind turbine project being scrutinized

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A wind farm project planned for two towns in Cayuga County, N.Y., and designed to generate up to 99 megawatts of electricity is also generating backlash over potential impacts on the environment and wildlife.
Liberty Renewables, an Albany-based company that “aims to develop, construct and operate renewable energy projects that are environmentally, socially and economically valuable,” according to the firm’s website, has set its sights on the towns of Scipio and Venice for its latest endeavor.

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