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.
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Denise M. Sheehan today announced that the Civil Service examination for Environmental Conservation Officer will be given on December 2, 2006.
DEC Seeking Input from Ruffed Grouse Hunters - Sep. 20, 2006
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Denise M. Sheehan announced today that the Department is once again looking for hunters to cooperate in a long-term study aimed at monitoring ruffed grouse populations.
DEC Announces Release of Pheasants for 2006 Hunting Season - Sep. 12, 2006
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Denise M. Sheehan today announced that approximately 26,400 adult pheasants will be released on lands open to public hunting for this fall's pheasant hunting season.
