Hunting

Youth hunt needs more discussion; Oct. 1 bow opener remains in place Albany – DEC’s much-scrutinized five-year deer management plan has been revised after public comments focused on several of its proposals. While the plan

Great fishing, but a tough economy Albany – Fishing license sales in New York declined again in 2010-11, but didn’t take the double-digit nosedive seen a year earlier on the heels of a fee hike.

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

Keene Valley, N.Y. – Tropical Storm Irene wreaked havoc on streams across eastern New York, but a number of conservation groups were concerned that repair work done in the weeks after has been causing more

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

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

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