New York

By Steve PiattEditor Elizabethtown – Deer hunters in New York’s Northern Zone can pretty much have it their way. You want an early start to the season? No problem. How about a Sept. 27 kickoff

Staff report Albany – Emergency trapping regulations are in place to help avoid the accidental capture of dogs in body-gripping traps. But trappers are hoping the regulations might be softened a bit more after a

By Don LehmanContributing Writer Herkimer, N.Y. – The conservation organizations that have renewed their summit on sporting issues have plotted a new course of action that may see help from an unlikely source. The organizations

Staff report Altmar, N.Y. – Low water levels and high temperatures have delayed the opening of the catch-and-release season in the fly-fishing-only section of the Salmon River. DEC imposed emergency regulations that delayed the customary

By Steve PiattEditor Albany – DEC’s new director of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources is a longtime department wildlife biologist who’s best known for her work in biodiversity conservation. She’s also the first woman ever

Staff report Albany – A burgeoning black bear population in the Catskills has prompted DEC officials to propose starting the 2007 bear season two days earlier in an effort to increase the bear harvest. The

By Steve PiattEditor Pompey, N.Y. – A hunting license fee hike may not be on the horizon, but it may be the best way to help bring the cash-strapped Conservation Fund back in the black.