Hunting
Deer presence could be altered by common shrub
A new threat to the state’s deer herd has been highlighted, though fans of frogs and other amphibians certainly have more reason to be concerned about a fierce invader known as Rhamnus cathartica
Legislators say crossbow use to be ‘all in’ by fall
After years of wrangling over whether partial – or maybe even full – use of crossbows should be allowed during the Wisconsin archery deer season
Study of whitetail deaths continues
The multi-year, $2 million project by the DNR and other wildlife researchers to follow and document the causes of death in bucks, does, and fawns passed the halfway mark this past winter.
Links from New York Outdoor News – Issue 10, 2013
Page 6 – Lyme disease prevention a focus in spring Lyme Disease (tick-borne borreliosis, Lyme arthritis) Page 7 – Watchable wildlife New York’s Watchable Wildlife Page 15 – Lakes are great, but River smallies offer
Links from New York Outdoor News – Issue 11, 2013
Page 15 – Lakes are great, but River smallies offer great fishing New York State Boat Launching Sites by County DEC Regional Office Directory Resident Canada Goose Nest and Egg Registration Site U.S. Fish and
Statewide kill tops 15,000 on DMAP and nuisance permits
Over 15,000 deer were killed last year under a pair of programs criticized by some hunters as open to widespread abuse but labeled by DEC wildlife biologists as necessary to control whitetail numbers.
State completes another phase of major land buy
9,300 more acres acquired from Nature Conservancy
Walleye opener: slow, slow, slow
Twenty-five minutes into the 2013 season, Gov. Mark Dayton, fishing during the Governor’s Fishing Opener, got the walleye monkey off his back.
