Hunting

Albany – Crossbows may be coming to New York. Legislation that would allow crossbows for big game hunting in the state has been passed by both the Assembly and Senate, although the Senate altered the

Albany – New York’s spring gobbler harvest is expected to be down as much as 10 percent or more, even though the reporting rate for both the youth and regular seasons is up slightly. DEC

Albany — Crossbows may be coming to New York. Legislation that would allow crossbows for big game hunting in the state has been passed by both the Assembly and Senate, although the Senate altered the

Albany – New York’s environmental conservation officers, state park police, forest rangers and SUNY campus police may reach a contract settlement through binding arbitration later this year. That’s the good news. The bad news is

Albany – A pair of legislative bills would expand New York’s rifle hunting zone into four more counties – Cortland, Wyoming and parts of Ontario and Chautauqua. The bills are currently held up in the

Newtown, Ct. – New York’s hunters aren’t getting any younger, and their average age is higher than the national norm. But their numbers remain strong, according to a report profiling the state’s hunters and hunting

Albany – It’s a virtual certainty there will be no major changes in New York’s deer hunting regulations and seasons this fall. While rumors swirled of potential changes, DEC officials said last month that there