A Field Dressing Guide for Elk and Deer Field dressing game is as much a part of the hunt as target practice and scouting. Unfortunately, correctly field dressing game can be challenging and awkward for the inexperienced. If you have never cleaned out game in the field or have had trouble in the past this feature article walks you through how to field dress, debone, and pack out your next deer or elk kill.
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New York Opens Adirondack Easement Lands 05/01/09
Three parcels of conservation easement land formerly owned by International Paper Company and currently owned by Lyme Timber are now open for limited public recreation, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced. [Comments?]
New York Turkey Season Opens May 1 04/17/09
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis reminded hunters that the 2009 spring turkey season opens on May 1, with the annual special Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend set for April 25-26. [7 Comments]
New York Bear Harvest Numbers Released 03/16/09
Bear harvest numbers in all three of New York State's bear hunting ranges increased in 2008 - with new records set in the Allegany and Catskill ranges -- Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced. [Comments?]
Distrust in the New York DEC Brewing? 01/16/09
Surveys run on the New York State Outdoor Writers Association Web site have shown eye-opening distrust of the current administration and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to act in the best interests of sportsmen and even more overwhelming disagreement with Gov. David Paterson's announced closing of the state's only publicly owned pheasant-rearing facility. [Comments?]
New York DEC Begins Final Year of Turkey Study 12/27/08
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced that DEC is preparing for the final field season of a large-scale wild turkey research project and is implementing a statewide winter flock survey. [1 Comment]
New York DEC Charges 2 in Illegal Tag Scheme 11/28/08
Two Wayne County men have been arrested in connection with a three-year scheme to illegally purchase deer carcass tags and to illegally take deer with those tags, New York State Environmental Conservation Police Captain Michael VanDurme announced. [1 Comment]
New York Junior Hunting Season Opens Nov 15th 11/12/08
A major change to expand big-game hunting to 14- and 15-year-olds highlights the upcoming opening of the 2008 Southern Zone regular deer and the Catskill and Allegany bear seasons, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced. [Comments?]
New York Offers Additional 10,000 Deer Permits 10/24/08
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced that approximately 10,000 Deer Management Permits (DMPs) will be issued to hunters who were previously denied permits earlier this year during the DMP initial application period that ended on Oct. 1. [Comments?]
New York Opens New Black Bear Hunting Areas 09/22/08
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced that the state has adopted regulations that open new areas to black bear hunting this fall. [Comments?]
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Central Kansas Buck This Central Kansas Buck was shot on opening weekend with my father, Tom Williams near Tescott, Kansas. I walked approximately ΒΌ mile to get into position, in water way, at the end of a wheat field. My father went to the top of the wheat field to get into position at the other end, 1/2 section of grass and wheat fields. Deer must have noticed my father during the time he was getting into position.