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NY: Contract rejection could trigger additional layoffs

Impact may be minimal in DEC’s fish/wildlife division Albany – A state employee union’s rejection of a labor contract could mean layoffs of nearly 3,500 workers, but only a handful within the Department of Environmental

NY: DEC will track crossbow take

Reporting systems will offer crossbow option Albany – DEC’s online and telephone harvest reporting systems this season will include an option for successful crossbow hunters to report their kill. With crossbows legal for use during

NY: Wild hog problems may spark ban on preserves

Albany (AP) – Wildlife officials in New York may ban captive boar hunts as they try to curb a growing feral hog population before it gets as bad as it is in Southern states, where

NY: ECO shortage around 40; academy class requested

Albany – DEC has a serious shortage of environmental conservation officers that could grow if a long-awaited contract is approved and many ECOs choose to retire at that point. Peter Fanelli, DEC’s director of law

NY: Changing times in N.Y. deer hunting

Crossbows, more ARs and rifle counties Albany – New York hunters are already looking ahead to the 2012 season, when DEC implements its five-year deer management plan which right now includes proposals for an earlier

NY: EHD resurfaces; found in Rockland County

About 100 deer killed by outbreak Clarkstown, N.Y. – A deadly insect-borne disease that surfaced in New York state four years ago has killed about 100 deer in Rockland County, DEC officials confirmed earlier this

NY: Weather drives deer harvest in Northern Zone

Elizabethtown, N.Y. – Yes, the official kickoff to the Northern Zone firearms deer season falls on Oct. 22 this year. And, true, it’s preceded by a hugely popular weeklong muzzleloader deer season. But forget the

NY: DEC report: Drilling will foster economic boost

State still working on fracking regulations Albany (AP) - Natural gas production in New York’s part of the Marcellus Shale could bring nearly 25,000 full time drilling-related jobs and more than 29,000 jobs in other

Duck Hunting: Getting Started

We’re all about breaking down barriers to newcomers, so we like this article from Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks… A few days ago a co-worker, commenting on the breeding duck population surveys this year, told

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