Hunting
Underwhelming start in the Southern Zone
Staff report Albany – Southern Zone deer hunters opened their season on a Saturday for the second straight year Nov. 18. And, like the move from the traditional Monday opener itself, both reviews and success
N.Y. hunting license sales take upswing
By Steve Piatt Editor Albany – Hunting license sales in New York took a solid upswing this season, in part because of an increase in Deer Management Permits, DEC officials said. License sales were up
N.J. teens nabbed in Otsego ‘jackings’
Staff report Burlington, N.Y. – Two New Jersey teens have been charged in connection with a poaching case in which as many as 18 deer may have been killed at night with .22 rifles. DEC
DEC proposes Youth Pheasant Hunt
Staff report Albany – DEC, following the success of its youth turkey hunt and youth waterfowl hunt, is proposing a special Youth Pheasant Hunt next fall prior to the regular pheasant hunting season. The hunt
Cattaraugus archery kill likely state’s No. 2 buck
By Steve Piatt Editor Ellicottville, N.Y. – Corey Wiktor readily admits he eats, breathes and sleeps whitetails and whitetail hunting. He uses quality deer management practices on his two leased properties in Cattaraugus County and
Snowstorms batter some deer hunters
Staff report Indian Lake, N.Y. – Northern Zone deer hunters in a portion of the Adirondacks were greeted by a nearly two-foot snowfall on the second weekend of the season, a storm that likely contributed
Leftover DMPs to be allocated
Albany – DEC is issuing about 12,700 Deer Management Permits to hunters who were previously denied DMPs when they initially bought their licenses. The move is part of a process that generally takes place each
Strange harvest: Youth’s first deer not a whitetail
By Don Lehman Contributing Writer Chester, N.Y. – Every hunter has a story to tell about the first deer they shot. Chestertown (Warren County) resident Ethan Moffitt, 17, is lucky he has pictures as proof
