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NY: Senate confirms Martens as DEC commissioner

Albany (AP) – The Republican-controlled state Senate has unanimously confirmed open-space advocate Joe Martens as the new commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation. Martens, former head of the Open Space Institute, had been working

NY: License sales hold after lifetime rush

Albany – At first glance, a look at sporting license sales revenues might create a panic among DEC’s fish and wildlife leadership. But most of that $19.6 million decline in sporting license sales revenue through

NY: Hunter safety record worst in eight years

Albany – New York hunters last season tallied their worst safety record since 2002, with 40 hunting-related shooting incidents, including four fatalities. The 40 shooting incidents was more than 50 percent higher than in 2009,

NY: Crossbow users may need smokepole tag

For use during muzzleloader hunt Albany – When New York lawmakers last year approved legislation that will allow limited use of crossbows this fall, the bill didn’t carry with it provisions for a separate crossbow

NY: Cuomo budget: No DEC layoffs

Albany - Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s belt-tightening 2011-12 budget proposal calls for the layoffs of up to 9,800 state workers, but none within the DEC. That news, however, comes with an important qualifier. Cuomo’s draft budget,

NY: Rifle bills return to Albany

Cortland and Wyoming, parts of Ontario and Chautauqua counties Albany – A group of bills that will, if approved, allow rifles in additional parts of the Southern Tier for big-game hunting have resurfaced in the

NY: Hunting accidents take jump

Albany – New York’s hunters have compiled a less-than-stellar safety record this season, with several fatalities and other incidents that could easily have been prevented through common sense. DEC officials have yet to release final

NY: Martens set to lead DEC

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has nominated Joe Martens, a key figure in some of the state’s major land acquisitions in the Adirondacks and elsewhere, to serve as commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation. Martens has

NY: Deer-jacking crackdown returns

‘Operation Dark Night’ nets 137 individuals Avon, N.Y. – A statewide crackdown on deer poaching for the second straight year has netted numerous arrests this fall. DEC officials announced the results of the seven-week detail,

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