Hunting

State opening 7,200 acres

Bills stalled as state lawmakers
near end of 2013 session

DEC paying about $5M in fiscal 2013-14

Mayfield angler weighs in brookie that tops 6 pounds

Participation high, clean safety record

Minimum size cut to 19 inches

Oneida Lake, the largest body of water entirely within New York state, faces some daunting challenges but still has a bright future.

Two-day harvest up 15 percent

Over 15,000 deer were killed last year under a pair of programs criticized by some hunters as open to widespread abuse but labeled by DEC wildlife biologists as necessary to control whitetail numbers.