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NY: Deer plan more than rules/regs

Albany – DEC’s 5-year deer management plan is about much more than season-setting, antler restrictions and a youth hunt. The 57-page document likely to be scrutinized by deer hunters across the state also includes goals

NY: Turkey harvest down sharply

Weather blamed; concerns remain over nesting Albany – New York’s spring gobbler hunters struggled through a May season marked by fewer birds in many areas of the state, as well as wet weather that may

NY: DEC proposes deer changes

Youth deer hunt, expanded ARs and an Oct. 1 archery opener Albany – A five-year deer management plan unveiled by the DEC includes a youth deer hunt, an Oct. 1 opening date for the Southern

NY: New York AG suing feds to force study of hydrofracking

Albany (AP) – The federal government should conduct a full environmental review that weighs potential damage to the welfare of people in the Delaware River watershed and the drinking water quality for millions of New

NY: DEC unveils fishing regs proposals

Brown trout limit would be cut for Lake Ontario tribs Albany – Proposed changes to New York fishing regulations for 2012-14 would cut the brown trout limit from three fish down to one on Lake

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

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