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New Big Game Laws: Legal Hunting Hours Change, Blaze Orange/Pink Required

ADKHunter.com Posted on 09/01/2021 by adkhunter09/03/2021

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced today that DEC has adopted new rules for deer and bear hunting in New York. Rule changes include extending hunting hours and dress code requirements when afield to improve hunter safety. 

The adopted changes are 

  • Restore antlerless harvest during the early muzzleloader season in Northern Zone WMUs 6A, 6F, and 6J. The management objective for these units is to maintain a stable population and the deer population in these units has grown aided by a series of mild winters and prior restrictions on antlerless harvest;
  • Extend the hunting hours for deer and bear to include the full period of ambient light from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. All other states allow deer hunting beginning one-half hour before sunrise or earlier, or specify daylight hours, and 46 of 50 states allow deer hunting until some period (mostly one-half hour) after sunset. This change conforms to the national standard for big game hunting;
  • Require anyone hunting big game with a firearm, or accompanying someone hunting big game with a firearm, to wear a solid or patterned fluorescent orange or fluorescent pink hat, vest, or jacket. Most two-party hunting-related shooting incidents in New York involve a hunter victim who was not wearing fluorescent orange or pink clothing. Similar fluorescent orange requirements exist in most states;
  • Simplify bear hunting season in the Adirondack region by extending regular season to cover the entire hunting period; 
  • Establish a nine-day season for antlerless deer in mid-September (Sept. 11 – 19, 2021) using firearms in Wildlife Management Units (WMUs) 3M, 3R, 8A, 8F, 8G, 8J, 8N, 9A and 9F, and using bowhunting equipment in WMUs 1C, 3S, 4J, and 8C. Management objectives in these units are either to decrease the deer population or maintain a stable population, and increased antlerless harvest is needed to achieve these objectives. Objectives are based on public input and assessments of deer impacts to forests. Hunters may only use Deer Management Permits (DMPs) and Deer Management Assistance Permit (DMAP) tags in this season;
  • Remove outdated language related to deer tag use during the September portion of the early bowhunting season. 

The full text of the adopted regulations is available at www.dec.ny.gov/regulations/34113.html#Parts_1_11.

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Parts of North Lake Easements Closed

ADKHunter.com Posted on 08/30/2021 by adkhunter09/03/2021

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation  announced the temporary closure of parts of the North Lake Conservation Easement will begin Sept. 7, to allow the property owners to conduct forest management activities. Owned by Heartwood Forestry Fund IV, the 11,490-acre North Lake Conservation Easement is located northwest of the village of Forestport in Herkimer County. The easement provides public use of the property for recreation while retaining the landowner’s authority to practice forest management, including closing portions of the property during sustainable timber harvesting operations. DEC will announce when the easement reopens fully to public access.

The temporary closure will begin Tuesday, Sept. 7, and continue until early winter. Affected areas begin at the Golden Stair Creek bridge and extend east, just south of Ice Cave Mountain. During this closure, the Loop Road and campsites along the Loop Road will remain open, but areas adjacent to the road and some campsites may be closed. Hunters and hikers will have access to the logging roads that lead off the Loop Road in order to recreate in areas not actively harvested. Users of the campsites and parking areas along the Loop Road should expect to encounter log trucks and other equipment and should exercise caution when driving or using the road. Contact DEC’s Herkimer office at 315-866-6330 with questions. Additional information is available on the DEC website.

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Moose Pond Club Road (Essex County) current closed

ADKHunter.com Posted on 08/21/2021 by adkhunter08/23/2021

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently closed Moose Pond Club Road due to unstable bridge conditions over Vanderwhacker Brook. One of the bridge supports is significantly undermined and settling into the stream and one side of the bridge is subsiding, making it unsafe for motor vehicle traffic.

To restore the bridge, DEC engineers are in the process of designing a new bridge. Additional information will be provided when it becomes available via the Adirondack Backcountry Information Webpage for the Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest. Recreational users may park in the Route 28N highway pull off near the southeast corner of the Boreas River Bridge, known as the Boreas River Loop Trailhead North Parking Area, then hike, mountain bike, or ski to the Vanderwhacker Mountain trailhead.

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DEC Issues Hunter Safety, Tree Stand Safety Reports

ADKHunter.com Posted on 04/13/2021 by adkhunter04/22/2021
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today released the hunting-related shooting incident (HRSI) and tree stand or other elevated incident reports for New York’s 2020 hunting seasons. The reports are consistent with the low incident rates observed in the state over the past two decades.More information, including the 2020 Hunting Safety Statistics and 2020 Tree Stand Safety Statistics, is available on DEC’s website.
 
DEC documented 22 hunting-related incidents in 2020, including three fatalities. While up slightly from the record-low 12 incidents documented in 2019, the number of incidents in the 2020 season continues the downward trend in HRSIs observed over the past 20 years. Nine of the 22 HRSIs that occurred last year were two-party firearm incidents, and 13 were self-inflicted. The three fatalities recorded in 2020 were self-inflicted and involved experienced hunters. All of these incidents could have been prevented if hunting safety rules had been followed.
 
Further examination of the nine, two-party firearm incidents in 2020 reveal that seven victims involved were not wearing hunter orange or pink when afield, which along with identifying the target and beyond, are two major principles of DEC’s hunter safety courses. For more information on hunter safety basics, visit DEC’s website.

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Jim Massett: NY Outdoor News Person of the Year

ADKHunter.com Posted on 04/01/2021 by adkhunter04/01/2021

Jim Massett is surely one of the best deer hunters the Adirondacks has ever known, if not the entire Northeast and beyond. Many of us have met him at sports shows and attended his seminars and find that he immediately treats us as if he’s know you for years.

The April 2 edition of New York Outdoor News will tell you all about this honor, and much more about Jim. Dan Ladd’s blog on the NYON website also provides some detail and a video of Jim being told of the award. Enjoy!

Read the Blog: https://www.outdoornews.com/2021/03/31/person-of-the-year-perspectives-video/

Check out the Adirondack Deer Trackers: https://adktrackers.com

 

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2020 Adirondack Hunting Photos

ADKHunter.com Posted on 02/22/2021 by adkhunter03/23/2021
2020: Harlen French, of Fulton, with his 2020 Adironack buck.
2020: Garrett Shufelt, of Remsen, with a 160-pound, 9-pointer taken Nov. 16 in Herkimer County.
2020: Erik Welmaker, of Middle Grove, with a Saratoga County 7-pointer taken Nov. 21.
2020: Lee F Stanton, Jr., of Lake Placid: 177-pound, 14-pointer taken Nov. 15 in Keene, Essex County.
2020: Dennis Dempsey, of Thurman, shot this 8-pointer in his hometown on Nov. 1 in Warren County.

2020: Jim Euber, Vermont, with a Hamilton County 9-pointer taken on Nov. 13.
2020: Nate Crouse, of Charlotte, N.C., with a 180-pound, 8-pointer taken Nov. 21 in Hamilton County.
2020: John Travis, of Lagrangeville, with a 10-pointer taken Nov. 28 in Indian Lake, Hamilton County.
2020: Jeremy Coon, of Bolton Landing, with a 7-pointer taken Nov. 27 in Hague, Warren County.
2020: Colin Watkins, of Corinth, with a 150-pound, 8-pointer taken Nov. 21 in Hamilton County.

2020: Ben Merritt, of Mexico, with a 145-pound, 6-pointer taken Nov. 13 in Lake Pleasant, Hamilton County.
2020: Herb French with an Adirondack 8-pointer taken Dec. 1 in Hamilton County.
2020: Randy Beckwith with a 9-pointer taken Thanksgiving morning in Franklin County. 
2020: Mark Burdick, of Boonville, with a 155-pound, 8-pointer taken Nov. 26 in Boonville, Oneida County.
2020: Colin Watkins of Corinth wit a 150-pound, 8-pointer, Nov. 21 in Hamilton County.

2020: Todd Stevens of West Glenville with a 170-pound, 8-pointer taken Nov. 18 in Arietta, Hamilton County.
2020: Aden Beckwith, age 14, from Essex County, with his first buck, a 100-pound spike horn take in Franklin County. Congrats Aden!
2020: Scott Weightman of the Black Horse Sporting Club, Peru, Clinton County, harvested this 156-pound, 6 pionter on Nov. 24.
2020: Bill LaPann, of Argyle, with a buck taken near Sarana Lake.
2020: Ivon Waldron of North Creek with a Warren County 10-pointer taken in Johnsburg on Nov. 21.

2020: Steve Fairchild, of Queensbury with a 190-pound 10-pointer taken Nov. 16 in Saratoga County.
2020: Bill Russell’s 161-pound, 8-pointer taken Nov. 12 in Johnsburg, Warren County.
2020: Tyler Baldwin’s 8-pointer taken Nov. 11 in Warren County.
2020: Cody Carpenter’s 180-pound, 7-pointer taken in Warren County.
2020: Patty Ladd, of Kingsbury, with a 163-pound, 11-pointer taken with the Iron Sight Gang in Warren County, Nov. 13.

2020: Ben Black, of Long Lake, with a 10-pointer taken Nov. 14 in Harrietstown, Franklin County.
2020: Jason Sawn with a 121-pound, 5-pointer taken Nov. 14 with the Windy Ridge Club in Hogtown, Washington County.
2020: Eric Lantiegne with an Essex County 8-pointer.
2020: Doug Coons of Queensbury shot this 7-pointer on Nov. 8 while hunting at the Windy Ridge Club in Hogtown, Washington County.
2020: JasonMcCaulife, of Salem, with a165-pound, 9-pointer taken Nov. 3 in Minerva, Essex County.

2020: Leroy Paul, of Whitehall, shot this 201-pound, 13-pointer on Nov. 3 in Indian Lake, Hamilton County.
2020: Bob Brouillette, of Ogdensburg, with a 164-pound, 8-pointer taken Nov. 11 in Long Lake, Hamilton County.
2020: This 10-pointer was taken Nov.18 by Lisle E. Hughes of Schroon lake, Essex county. 
2020: Kileigh Bouyea, of Queensbury, shot this 190-pound, 9-pointer on Nov. 7 in Warren County.
2020: U.S. Army soldier Hunter Moon, of Bloomingdale, took this 120-pound spike horn  in Franklin County while home on leave, just one day before shipping out to Germany.

2020: Joe Sposato with a 7-pointer taken Nov. 1 in Saratoga County.
2020: Kerry Finley of West Fort Ann with an 150-pound, 8-pointer taken in her hometown.
2020: Tom Kurz of Puru with a 146-pound, 7-pointer taken Oct. 27 in Clinton County with the Black Horse Sporting Club.
2020: Jim Jenny, of Remsen with an Onieda County 8-pointer taken Nov 3.
2020: Mike Silvia, with a 170-pound, 8-pointer taken in Warren County.

2020: Caleb Gates, of Hartford, and his father, Ron Gates with Caleb's Essex County 8-pointer taken Nov. 2.
2020: Andrew Bochenek, Broadalbin: 165-pound, 8-pointer taken Oct. 25 in Wells, Hamilton County.
2020: Austin McKittrick of South Glens Falls killed his first Adirondack buck on opening day with the Iron Sight Gang in Bolton, Warren County. A 173-pound, 6-pointer.
2020: Jay Scott, of Blue Mt. Lake, with an opening day Hamilton County 9-pointer
2020: Camren Beckwith, age 16 , of Essex County with his first bow buck, a 138-pound, 8-pointer. Nice job, Camren!  

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2020: Jeremy Coons of Kingsbury shot this 4-pointer on Oct. 17 in Hogtown, Washington County, hunting with the Windy Ridge Club.
2020: Christian Chaney of the Iron Sight Gang shot this 131-pound, 9-pointer on Oct. 17 in Hogtown, Washington County.
2020: Joseph Zarecki, of Broadalbin, with a 180-pound, 8-pointer taken by bow on Oct. 12 in Hamliton County.
2020: Robert Foster, of Oppenheim, Fulton County, got this 150-200 pound black bear on the second day of the early bear season.

2020: We usually don't post Southern Zone deer (other than youth) but here's a nice one taken just outside the Blue Line by Rod Hall, of Glens Falls, who arrowed this 175-pound, 8-pointer Oct. 8 in Granville (Washington County).
2020: Joey, age 14, of Moreau, got his first deer during the Youth Big Game hunt in Saratoga County
2020: Jeff Czajkowski of the Ghostchasers in Hogtown (Fort Ann, Washington County) arrowed this fine 7-pointer Columbus Day weekend.
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NYSOWA Winter Newsletter 2022

ADKHunter.com Posted on 02/16/2021 by adkhunter02/17/2022

NYSOWA Winter 2022

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Photos from the Adirondacks

Jay Scott of Blue Mountain Lake with a 175-pound, 10-pointer taken Nov. 9 in Indian Lake, Hamilton County Zachary Barber took his first deer during the 2016 Youth Deer/Bear hunt in Essex County 2018: Chantal Couture of Saratoga with 180-pound, 10-pointer taken during the early muzzleloading season in Indian Lake, Hamilton County. 2018: Alex Shaughnessy and his father, Dana, with an Adirondack 7-pointer taken on snowshoes. 2019: Buckhaven Fish and Game Club with a big Warren County 8-pointer. 2016: A pair of bucks from Camp Shattered Dreams in Newcomb. 176-pound, 8-pointer and 155-pound, 6-pointer taken on Nov. 13 Chris Schroer of the West River Hunt Club tracked down this 140-pound, 4-pointer on Nov. 10 in Hamilton County. Robert McFarlane of Corinth with a hometown 176-pound, 8-pointer taken Oct. 30, Saratoga County 12_1127MattSavane.jpg 13_1125zakf.jpg 215_14Morrow.jpg 5_Buck_5ptr.jpg 5_Daryll Hayes.jpg 6_Randy_Salerno.jpg 8_Gary_Cartier_07.jpg 8_suzyscofield.jpg

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