New York Pheasant News
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2010 New York Pheasant Hunting Forecast
Sep. 13, 2010Forecast: The upcoming pheasant hunting season in New York is expected to mirror the last few seasons, checking in around 55,000 pheasant hunters and a harvest of 125,000 birds. With much of the state reverting to forest land, and low participation in Farm Bill conservation programs, most New Yorkers take advantage of the state's put-and-take pheasant hunting. The best wild bird hunting in the state is located in the Lake Plains region just south of Lake Ontario between the cities of Syracuse and Buffalo. This area contains some of the best agricultural/grasslands in the state. Despite limited quality habitat, the hunter participation numbers show a strong pheasant hunting tradition carries on in the Empire State. Season Dates: Multiple zones - consult regulations Daily Bag Limit: 2 statewide; 4 on Long Island Possession Limit: None statewide; 30-bird season limit on Long Island Field Notes: Last fall, New York adopted a new Management Plan for Ring-necked Pheasants, which includes maintaining a wild pheasant population in the Lake Plains of western New York.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the opening of the application period for its cooperative Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program. This program enhances pheasant hunting opportunities through a partnership with DEC, sportsmen and sportswomen, 4-H youth, and landowners who are interested in rearing and releasing pheasants. Applications must be filed with a DEC regional wildlife manager by March 15, 2011.
DEC Announces Release of Pheasants for 2010 Hunting Season - Sep. 14, 2010
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced that approximately 30,000 adult pheasants will be released on lands open to public hunting for the upcoming fall pheasant hunting season.
DEC Adopts Ten-year Management Plan for Ring-necked Pheasants - Feb. 02, 2010
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced the adoption of a new plan to guide DEC's management actions for wild and state-propagated ring-necked pheasants for the next decade. The document revises DEC's 1999 version of "A Ten-Year Management Plan for Ring-necked Pheasants in New York."
DEC Accepting Applications for Pheasant Release Programs - Jan. 19, 2010
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the opening of the application period for its two cooperative programs to enhance opportunities for pheasant hunting in New York State - The Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program and the Young Pheasant Release Program.
DEC Revises 10-year Pheasant Management Plan - Sep. 29, 2009
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced the public availability of a new draft plan to help guide DEC's management actions for wild and state-propagated ring-necked pheasants for the next decade. The draft document updates DEC's 1999 version of "A Ten-Year Management Plan for Ring-necked Pheasants in New York" and, when finalized, will be in effect through 2020.
DEC Announces Release of Pheasants for 2009 Hunting Season - Sep. 11, 2009
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced that approximately 25,000 adult pheasants will be released on lands open to public hunting for the fall pheasant hunting season.
DEC Announces Release of Pheasants for 2008 Hunting Season - Sep. 16, 2008
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced that approximately 25,000 adult pheasants will be released on lands open to public hunting for this fall's pheasant hunting season.
DEC Accepting Applications for Pheasant Release Programs - Jan. 15, 2007
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today that the agency is accepting applications for two cooperative programs designed to enhance opportunities for pheasant hunting in New York State.
