
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.

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.

Two controversial gun ballistics programs died in the state Legislature in late March, but there was a possibility that one could resurface later this year.

New York will keep nearly 3,000 acres of forest land open to hunting and fishing under a deal struck with a timber company.

State’s cash crunch forces DEC to prioritize projects

2011-12 decline less than 1 percent;
Crossbow harvest under 500

Trappers in New York are benefiting from a widely-improved global fur market in what’s considered to be one of the best years for pelt prices in recent memory.

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

Proposed changes to DEC’s fishing regulations won’t likely generate as much sportsmen reaction as the department’s deer management decisions.

On a normal Sunday afternoon in mid-February, the parking lot at Million Dollar Beach in Lake George would be jammed with cars, pickup trucks and trailers from ice fishermen accessing the big lake.
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