2012-2013 Hunting & Trapping Regulations Guide - New York State ...

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2012–13 HigHligHts Of CHanges 10
general Hunting infOrmatiOn 8–17
8 .............. DEC Regional Offices/
Important Phone Numbers
10 ............ Crossbow Hunting
12–15 ..... Licensing Information
14 ............ Hunters with Disabilities
15 ............ Hunter Education Information
16–17 ..... Hunting Regulations
17 ............ Reporting Your Game Harvest
Big game Hunting 20–33
20–22 ......General Big Game Rules and Regulations
20 ............ Long Island Deer Hunting
20–21 ..... Tagging and Transporting
21 ............ Determining Future Big Game Season Dates
22 ............ Muzzleloading and Bowhunting
24 ............ Big Game Boundary Descriptions
24 ............ Legal Implements
25 ............ Deer Hunting Season Dates
26 ............ How and When to Use Your Deer Carcass Tags
28–30 ..... Deer Management Permits
29 ............ How to Fill Out Your Carcass Tag
32 ............ Deer Hunting & Deer Diseases
33 ............ Bear Hunting
YOutH Hunting OppOrtunities 34–35
small game Hunting 38–41
38 ............ General Regulations
38 ............ Use of Hunting Dogs
38 ............ Reptiles and Amphibians
39 ............ Falconry
39 ............ Possession and Release of Game Birds
40–41 ..... Small Game Season Dates and Bag Limits
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turkeY Hunting 42–45
42–45 ......General Regulations and Reporting Information
44 ............ Season Dates and Bag Limits
migratOrY game Bird Hunting 46–49
46 ............ General Regulations and Tagging Information
46 ............ Special Snow Goose Season
48–49 ..... Season Dates and Bag Limits
furBearer Hunting 51
51 ............ Hunting Furbearers at Night
51 ............ Season Dates and Bag Limits
furBearer trapping 51–56
51 ............ Furbearer Possession Tag
52 ............ Trapping License Information
52–56 ..... General Regulations and Tagging Information
54 ............ Season Dates and Bag Limits
55–56 ...... Body-Grip Traps and Trigger Specifications
Hunting areas infOrmatiOn 60–61
60 ............ Private Lands/State Lands
61 ............ Licensed Guides
envirOnmental COnservatiOn
OffiCers 62–65
62 ............ Q&As
63 ............ Gallery
64–65 ..... Contact Information
regiOnal maps 66–73
COnservatiOn fund advisOrY BOard 74
sunrise/sunset taBle 80
state Of new YOrk
Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
Joe Martens, Commissioner
Kathleen Moser, Assistant Commissioner for Natural Resources
Patricia Riexinger, Director, Division of Fish, Wildlife & Marine Resources
Gordon Batcheller, Chief, Bureau of Wildlife
Bryan Swift, Section Head, Game Management
Mary Bailey, Editor
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collective skills, in partnership with the public, to describe, understand, manage and
perpetuate a healthy and diverse assemblage of fish, wildlife and ecosystems.
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Rules and Regulations of the State of New York. These are available at:
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