2010 New York Pheasant Hunting Forecast
New York - Maintaining Tradition
Credit: (PF)
Source: pheasantsforever.org
Published: Sep. 13, 2010
Forecast: 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.
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