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NY: Callendar of Events Issue 24

Season Dates Nov. 27: Brant season closes (Southeast Zone) Nov. 27: Canada goose season reopens (East Central Zone) Nov. 28: Duck and brant seasons close (Long Island) Nov. 28: Canada goose season closes (Central Long

NY: EPA denies petition for fishing tackle lead ban

Washington, D.C. (AP) – The Environmental Protection Agency denied earlier this month a petition by several environmental groups to ban lead in fishing tackle, two months after rejecting the groups’ attempt to ban it in

Details Emerge in Killing of PA Game Warden

By MARK SCOLFORO, Associated Press GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) _ A felon caught poaching deer and a state game warden who had him partly handcuffed engaged in a “ferocious exchange of gunfire” that killed the officer

NY: Shakeup at DEC

Albany – DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis arrived amid skepticism from hunters and anglers more than three years ago. He departed last month in the wake of a leaked internal memo criticizing proposed cuts to the

Whitetail season takes center stage; tribe fishing solid

Western New York Lake Erie and tributaries: Cattaraugus Creek is still the best tributary bet. Trout were hitting egg sacs, single eggs, egg imitations, streamers and nymphs. Out in the lake, when the wind isn’t

New York Calendar of Events: Issue 23

Season Dates Nov. 13-14: Youth Waterfowl Days (Long Island) Nov. 19: Canada goose season closes (East Central and Hudson Valley zones) Nov. 19: Archery bear season closes (Southeastern and West-Central ranges) Nov. 19: Southern Zone

ASMFC Votes in Favor of Striped Bass Conservation

Sportfishing industry applauds decision to reject increases in commercial harvest Alexandria, VA – November 10, 2010 – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voted 10-4 to reject a proposal to increase the commercial harvest

NY: Batcheller named DEC’s chief wildlife biologist

Albany – It’s been a good year for DEC wildlife biologist Gordon Batcheller. Weeks after he received a top honor from the National Trappers Association, Batcheller was appointed DEC’s chief wildlife biologist earlier this month.

New York Calendar of Events – Issue 22

Season Dates Nov. 1: Black sea bass season reopens Nov. 1: Cottontail rabbit season opens (Southern Zone) Nov. 1: Pheasant and squirrel seasons open (Long Island) Nov. 1: Bobwhite quail season opens (Nassau and Suffolk

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