Hunting

Albany – After nearly five years without a new case of chronic wasting disease in New York, the DEC is scaling back its intensive testing effort in the Oneida County area where CWD was first

Albany – A series of fishing regulations changes set to take effect this fall include the elimination of a rule that allowed trout anglers to keep five additional brook trout under 8 inches in length.

Albany – New York’s spring gobbler hunters had a great season in 2009, recording one of the highest harvest totals in the past six years. But back-to-back poor nesting seasons across much of the state

Albany -_DEC’s top fish and wildlife official says it’s the state’s cash flow problems, and not the solvency of the Conservation Fund, that has forced the department to make numerous program cuts. Director of Fish,

Albany – New York sportsmen often contend that thousands of deer are being killed each year through the state’s much-maligned Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP)_and Deer Damage Permit plan, commonly known as nuisance permits. A

Albany – A state senator has introduced a legislative bill that would allow New York anglers to use a maximum of three rods while fishing instead of the current two. The proposal is geared toward

Albany – DEC has officially closed American shad fishing for both recreational and commercial anglers on the Hudson_River and also marine coastal district. The move comes several months after the state drafted proposed regulations to