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Zinke proposes expanding hunting, fishing at 30 national wildlife refuges
More than a third of those refuges are on lands in the Great Lakes region.
New York unveils finalized CWD plan [video]
The plan proposes regulatory changes and new actions to minimize the risk of CWD entering or spreading in New York state, the DEC says.
Deer harvest down 5 percent in New York state
The 2017-18 estimated deer take included 95,623 antlerless deer and 107,804 antlered bucks. Statewide, this represents a 10 percent decline in antlerless harvest and nearly identical buck harvest as in 2016.
More than $1.1 billion in annual funding awarded for sportsmen, conservation
In making the announcement, Zinke, presents a ceremonial check to the Wisconsin DNR for nearly $35 million while visiting the Horicon Marsh State Wildlife Area.
New York hunters kill 1,420 black bears in 2017, down from 2016, 5-year average
The heaviest bear reported to state officials was 550 pounds. It was killed in the town of Lexington in Greene County.
Second-fewest hunting-related shooting incidents in New York in 2017
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Department of Environmental Conservation says there were 19 hunting-related shooting incidents last year, the second-lowest on record. The agency also reports 12 tree stand accidents in 2017, the first year it has recorded such injuries. Of…
Deer harvest numbers up so far, bear totals mixed
Early reports from New York hunters through Dec. 3, show that hunters reported taking approximately 18 percent more deer in the Northern Zone and 14 percent more deer in the Southern Zone compared to the same period in 2016.
In New York, truck shot by Ohio hunter who thought it was a deer
NORTH HARMONY, N.Y. — Authorities say an Ohio man shot a pickup truck he mistook for a deer in western New York. The shooting Friday was the second hunting accident in Chautauqua County in three days. Police say 43-year-old Rosemary…
Early reports show huge drop in black bear harvest numbers
Deer harvest numbers about the same as last year.
