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Mass. wolf discovery raises more questions

Springfield, Mass. (AP) – When more than a dozen lambs and sheep were slaughtered on a Shelburne farm last fall, wildlife officials suspected either a wolf that had escaped from captivity or a rogue mutt

Capital District

Harris, Sawmill, Huddle, and Basin Bays, along with many small bays on Lake George, are producing some nice perch along with a few lake trout, and landlocked salmon. Very good lake trout and landlocked salmon

N.Y. deer harvest climbs 16 percent

Albany – Deer hunters in New York killed over 220,000 whitetails last season, a 16-percent increase over the 2006-07 tally, DEC officials have announced. Harvest numbers increased across the board, with the number of bucks

Spitzer departure impacts?

Albany – Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s resignation following stunning allegations that he had hired a prostitute – perhaps on several occasions in recent years – won’t likely mean any dramatic shift within DEC’s Bureau of Fish,

Finger Lakes/Central NY

Seneca Lake: Perch fishing continues to be good for anglers fishing off the fishing pier with small minnows. Anglers that are getting out in boats are catching good numbers of perch, along with a few

Central New York

Oneida Lake: Perch were hitting at Lewis Point, Williams Park and North Shore in 8 to 20 feet of water, as well as along the buoy line at 125, 123 and 121 in 30 feet.

Adirondacks

According to the Blue Line Sport Shop in Saranac Lake, rainbow trout and salmon have been caught in Lake Colby. Reports from the Red Top Bait Shop near Tupper Lake indicate the fishing at Lake

Bear take tops 1,100; WMUs may be added

Albany – More than 1,100 bears were taken by New York hunters last season, an increase of nearly 40 percent from the 2006 season. In the process, the Adirondacks region has once again regained its

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