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NY: Governor signs youth archery bill for fall

Age minimum lowered to 12 Albany – Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed into law legislation that lowers the minimum archery hunting age from 14 to 12. The governor’s approval came less than two weeks after

NY: Fluke regs loosened somewhat

But 20.5-inch minimum still frustrates anglers East Setauket, N.Y. – New York’s revised summer flounder (fluke) regulations will offer a longer season in 2011, as well as an increase in the daily limit from two

NY: Youth archery bill OK’d

Cuomo signature will lower age from 14 to 12 Albany – Legislation that would lower the minimum age for archery hunting from 14 to 12 has passed the state Assembly and will be forwarded to

NY: High waters, flooding stall fishing up north

Hatcheries scramble to get trout stocked Albany – You know it’s been a tough spring to be an angler when the state’s fisheries manager says he was “0 for April.” “I think I got out

NY: Assembly committee to review ‘3-rod’ bill

Legislation already has cleared Senate Albany – Legislation that would allow anglers to use a maximum of three rods while fishing resurfaced in the state Legislature this session and has been passed by the Senate.

N.Y. gobbler numbers should still be solid

Despite poor production in 2008 and 2009 Albany – There’s not many states that can survive back-to-back poor nesting seasons and still offer fine spring gobbler hunting. New York, however, is one of those states.

NY: Bear kill down from near-record of ’09

2010 harvest still tops 1,000 bruins Albany – New York bear hunters killed 1,064 bruins last season, a harvest well below 2009’s near-record take and the lowest tally since 2006. DEC officials, however, said the

NY: DEC officially halts sales of salt license

On heels of state’s 2-year suspension Albany – DEC has officially scrapped its saltwater fishing license on the heels of an amendment within the state budget that suspends the license for two years. DEC officials

NY: Salt license repealed in budget plan

Albany – New York’s saltwater fishing license was set to be repealed under an agreement between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers that’s tied to the upcoming state budget. The two-year repeal of the marine

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