Southern Zone season should be a solid one
New York’s single biggest hunting day is the opening day of the Southern Zone firearms deer season.
Staff Report
Otter attacks angler in Allegheny River
A river otter attacked an angler on Sept. 11 at the junction of French Creek and the Allegheny River, just off Ninth Street, adjacent to the Riverfront Park in this Venango County town.
Urban unit archers can take bears starting now
For the first time, starting now, bowhunters in the state’s four most urban wildlife management units will be able to participate in overlapping bear- and deer-hunting opportunities.
Blackfish changes hit recreational anglers
Shorter season, increased in minimum size
Bag limit on geese at three
Duck hunting seasons set in north, south,
Lake Erie zones
No Asian carp found in Erie bays
After a week of intensive electrofishing and gill netting activities officials have found no bighead or silver Asian carps in western Lake Erie
DMP tags boosted by 12 percent statewide
DEC has increased the statewide Deer Management Permit allocation by about 12 percent for the 2012-13 season, the second consecutive double-digit jump.
2011 NY bear kill tough to top
New York bear hunters generally will have a tough act to follow heading into the 2012 season.
Great fishing = solid license sales in New York
Fishing license sales in New York are poised to increase in the 2011-12 license year, which ends Sept. 30.
Cayuga rifle bill awaits Gov. Cuomo’s signature
Cayuga County deer hunters will be able to use rifles this fall if Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs into law legislation approved by the Senate and Assembly.
Early bow opener, ARs set
DEC sets deer regs
Crossbow use remains unchanged
Legislation also quashes youth hunt
Fed funding assured, at least for now
New York has, at least for the 2012-13 fiscal year, avoided the loss of millions in dollars in federal funds due to a lack of state budget language
Bear management plan up next for DEC
DEC’s deer management plan has occupied much of the time of the department’s wildlife biologists over the past couple years.
Tioga County Pennsylvania men are facing $100,000 in fines
Pennsylvania Game Commission wildlife conservation officers recently filed charges against them for a killing spree in which a total of eight white-tailed deer were found shot and left to rot.
Dove hunt legislation surfaces in New York Senate
Legislation that could pave the way for a dove hunting season in New York has been introduced in the state Senate.
DEC balks at all-day gobbler hunting in New York
New York wildlife biologists don’t see all-day spring gobbler hunting in the state’s near future, even though it’s a move neighboring states like Pennsylvania and Ohio have made in recent years
Fluke, porgy, sea bass regs loosened in New York
DEC has loosened its summer flounder (fluke), scup (porgy) and black sea bass regulations in light of data that shows those fish stocks are healthier than originally believed
Best of new lure offerings for open water fishing
Anglers heading out for the opener have more options for their tackle boxes than ever before
Great new rods and reels for open water 2012
Anglers demand lighter, species-specific equipment. Manufacturers respond
All-day gobbler hunt continues to be evaluated by commission
Unusual seasonal conditions experienced throughout much of Pennsylvania will present turkey hunters with a mixed blessing in spring gobbler season, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Hearing voters favor more open-water duck hunting
Spring hearing voters heavily supported DNR ideas that would allow year-round fishing seasons, make an experimental split bobcat season permanent, expand open-water duck hunting to 14 large lakes.
New York Columbus weekend youth hunt plan intact
A proposed three-day youth deer hunt over the Columbus Day weekend has remained intact as DEC moves toward regulatory approval of several portions of its five-year deer management plan.
Gobbler kill may improve this spring in New York
Not many states could see their spring gobbler harvest numbers plummet to less than half of what it was 10 years ago but still maintain a reputation as a great turkey-hunting state.
BREAKING NEWS: DEC deer plan includes youth hunt
DEC’s five-year deer management plan has kept intact a proposed three-day youth deer hunt over the Columbus Day weekend, set for this fall pending final regulatory approval.
Sign-up lagging for salt registry
New York’s saltwater angler numbers have in the past been estimated at nearly 300,000. But not nearly that many anglers have signed into the n-fee registry put in place following the repeal of the state’s saltwater fishing license last year.
