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By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 - 12:41 pm
Above: A white-tailed deer browses at the shore of the Ashokan Reservoir. Photo by Flickr user Ken Ficara; published under Creative Commons license.
Local hunters, New York City wants your help: The burgeoning deer population around the Ashokan Reservoir... Read more
By Andrew Wyrich on Thursday, May. 23, 2013 - 11:35 pm
Joseph D'Acunto of Black Dome Mountain Guide Service.
When learning any new skill, it's always wise to get good advice from a pro. That goes double for skills involving powerful firearms.
Joseph D'Acunto, a licensed hunting, camping and hiking guide who... Read more
By Julia Reischel on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 - 1:16 pm
A man who allegedly shot himself in the backside after dropping his .22 revolver while hunting on Thanksgiving Day will be charged with a felony, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation announced in a press release today.
Timothy E. Kelly, a... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012 - 9:43 pm
Staten Island hunter James Sperring shot himself in the foot while hunting with his brother in the Sullivan County town of Lumberland on Tuesday -- and his problems don't end there, the Times Herald-Record reports.
James Sperring, 53, was using a rope to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2012 - 5:22 pm
According to several news accounts, a man from the Ulster County town of Plattekill was shot and killed by his friend in a hunting accident on Monday afternoon, while the two were hunting together in the woods west of Forest Road in Newburgh.
Police... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012 - 12:44 pm
New York and Pennsylvania state environmental agencies are imposing emergency rules on hunters, after a captive deer in New Oxford, Pennsylvania was found to be infected with chronic wasting disease.
Today, the New York State Department of Environmental... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Oct. 1, 2012 - 1:51 pm
Photo of Muzzy arrows by Flickr user Justin D. Miller. Published under Creative Commons license.
Early October is usually prime time for leaf-peeping in the Catskills. This year, it's time for deer-hunting too, thanks to a rule change by the state... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 - 11:48 am
Photo by Flickr user ucumari. Published under Creative Commons license.
A few weeks ago, we wrote about the DEC's recent proposal to introduce bobcat hunting into new parts of New York State, and extend trapping season in some areas. The story drew plenty... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 - 8:44 am
Photo of bobcat by Flickr user ucumari. Published under Creative Commons license.
New York's bobcat population is growing, says the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). The elusive cats, found mostly in the Catskill, Taconic and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 - 8:09 pm
A dying deer found last month in Thurman, a town in Warren County, has biologists at the state Department of Environmental Conservation doing some detective work to see if the animal's infection is a symptom of a larger problem.
The agency is asking the... Read more
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