The Rut Trap Whitetails have extraordinary eyesight. Their ability to hear the subtle snap of a twig is uncanny, and their sense of smell is remarkably acute. Simply put, whitetailed deer are the perfect forest dweller. Throughout most of the year, their ability to elude danger is impeccable. With this reputation, they are the perfect big game species.
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New York Junior Hunting Season Opens Nov 15th 11/12/08
A major change to expand big-game hunting to 14- and 15-year-olds highlights the upcoming opening of the 2008 Southern Zone regular deer and the Catskill and Allegany bear seasons, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced. [Comments?]
New York Offers Additional 10,000 Deer Permits 10/24/08
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced that approximately 10,000 Deer Management Permits (DMPs) will be issued to hunters who were previously denied permits earlier this year during the DMP initial application period that ended on Oct. 1. [Comments?]
New York Opens New Black Bear Hunting Areas 09/22/08
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced that the state has adopted regulations that open new areas to black bear hunting this fall. [Comments?]
New York DEC Offers BOW Event in September 07/14/08
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced that the next Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop will be held September 5-7, 2008 at Silver Bay on Lake George, Warren County. [Comments?]
NYC Lawsuit Dismissed Against Firearm Manufacturers 05/12/08
A Manhattan-based federal appeals court ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against firearms manufacturers by the City of New York that sought to hold the manufacturers responsible for the criminal misuse of firearms. [3 Comments]
New York Turkey Season Opens May 1 04/16/08
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis reminded prospective turkey hunters that the 2008 spring season opens for all hunters on May 1, and the special Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend will take place April 26-27. [1 Comment]
NAS Against National Ballistic Imaging Database 03/12/08
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) released an extensive study on the feasibility and reliability of establishing a national ballistic imaging, sometimes misleadingly referred to as ballistic "fingerprinting," database. [1 Comment]
New York 2007 Bear Harvest Numbers 03/03/08
Bear harvest numbers increased in 2007 in all three of New York State's bear hunting ranges, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced. [Comments?]
New York DEC Monitors Deer on Staten Island 02/04/08
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has begun to collect data on the location and number of deer in Staten Island. [Comments?]
New York Beginning 3rd Season of Turkey Study 01/04/08
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Pete Grannis announced that DEC is preparing for the third season of two large-scale wild turkey research projects. [Comments?]
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New York Turkey Hunt I harvested this gobbler on May 6, 2008 at 5:45 in the morning. My partner and I walked across an open field to get set up long before sunrise, but the bird started gobbling at 5:20. Go set up with B-mobile strutting tom decoy and she mobile hen decoy. We were literally set up in some brush just sitting on our knees (no big trees) when we heard the bird fly down and start triple gobbling to the light yelps and purrs I gave him.
