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The Other Hunting Rut
When the word "rut" is mentioned in a conversation among hunters, chances are the discussion will include talk of screaming bull elk, or big whitetail bucks, that for a brief period of time drop their defenses and act like teenage boys. There is another rut out there, however, that doesn't receive a lot of attention. This one affects the hunter rather than the animal and actually decreases our odds of success.
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New York Turkey Season Opens May 1 04/16/08
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis reminded prospective turkey hunters that the 2008 spring season opens for all hunters on May 1, and the special Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend will take place April 26-27. [1 Comment]
NAS Against National Ballistic Imaging Database 03/12/08
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) released an extensive study on the feasibility and reliability of establishing a national ballistic imaging, sometimes misleadingly referred to as ballistic "fingerprinting," database. [1 Comment]
New York 2007 Bear Harvest Numbers 03/03/08
Bear harvest numbers increased in 2007 in all three of New York State's bear hunting ranges, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced. [Comments?]
New York DEC Monitors Deer on Staten Island 02/04/08
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has begun to collect data on the location and number of deer in Staten Island. [Comments?]
New York Beginning 3rd Season of Turkey Study 01/04/08
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis announced that DEC is preparing for the third season of two large-scale wild turkey research projects. [Comments?]
New York Moves Bear Season Forward 11/07/07
The state has adopted new regulations that change the start of this fall's regular bear season in the Catskill Mountain region to Saturday, Nov. 17 -- the same day as the start of the regular deer season in that area and two days earlier than bear hunting seasons in the past -- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced. [Comments?]
New York Detects First Case of EHD 10/22/07
Recent tests for Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) in several Albany County deer have come back positive, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced. [Comments?]
New York DEC Releases Emergency Trapping Regulations 09/17/07
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today issued emergency regulations that will help reduce or eliminate the capture or killing of pets in body-gripping traps. [Comments?]
New York Hunting Licenses Now Available 08/17/07
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced that 2007-08 hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses and Deer Management Permits (DMPs) may now be purchased. [Comments?]
New York Deer Hunters Can Use Rifles in Three Counties 08/01/07
The governor has signed a new law that allows deer hunters to use rifles in three Southern Tier counties beginning this year, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today. [Comments?]
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