Hunting

Albany — An angler creel survey on Lake Ontario’s popular tributaries this fall will help DEC manage the fishery for the future. DEC officials said the survey will be used to gather information on population

By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — New York’s 200,000-plus bowhunters are preparing for a 2005 season that will see some changes from last year, but not nearly as drastic as once proposed by DEC. That

By Brad Sisson Contributing Writer Albany — A flaw in the DEC Automated Licensing System (DECALS) is costing some hunters their chance at obtaining a second Deer Management Permit (DMP) for the upcoming season. The

Staff report Montpelier, Vt. (AP) — In what environmentalists hailed as a major victory, a federal judge last month ordered the Bush administration to step up efforts to restore the gray wolf to Maine, New

Staff report Lowville, N.Y. — Three million gallons of liquid manure that spilled into a river snaked its way toward Lake Ontario as workers diluted the stinking mess already blamed for killing thousands of fish.

Staff report Albany — Gov. George Pataki hasn’t signed a long-awaited bill that would allow rifles for deer and bear hunting in several Southern Zone counties because he hasn’t yet received the legislation. A spokesman

By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — New York’s 2005 bear harvest will almost assuredly be impacted by changes in hunting seasons, notably in the Catskills, which will see a longer season by three days. A

By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — Lake Erie’s early trophy bass season will remain intact under a proposal to overhaul the statewide bass season, albeit with a higher size limit for the one fish anglers

By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — DEC forest rangers would have police powers under legislation approved by the state House and Senate and set to be signed by Gov. George Pataki. The bill was crafted