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

Deer HuNtING aND Deer DIseases
The health of New York’s deer herd depends on
all of us. Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is
a fatal disease that spreads from deer to deer
by direct contact with saliva, urine, feces or
carcasses of infected deer. It can persist in the
environment for many years before infecting
healthy deer. DEC will collect tissue samples
from hunter-killed deer during 2012-13 to
continue our CWD surveillance. While no
additional cases of CWD have been identified
since 2005, our surveillance goal is to assess
areas or activities where CWD is most likely
to be found.
In 2011, DEC identified Epizootic Hemorrhagic
Disease (EHD) in Rockland County
killing approximately 120 deer. EHD is a virus
spread by biting midges that is quickly fatal to
deer that have no immunity. It is not possible
to prevent EHD. However, DEC will continue
to investigate unusual deer mortalities to
determine the exact cause of death and record
the number of animals involved.
How can you help? If you see a deer that is
acting abnormally (circling, easily approached,
drooling, disoriented), or if you see multiple
dead deer with no obvious cause of death,
please report those findings to the nearest
DEC Regional Wildlife Office (see page 8).
Please remember to never eat the meat from
deer that appear sick or act abnormally.
Richard B Smith Jr, age 15, 1st deer, Town of Hamden, Delaware County, with
his dad Richard Smith.
attentiOn Hunters wHO plan tO Hunt Outside Of new YOrk
Hunters bringing trophies or carcasses of deer, elk, or moose from outside of
new York must know nYs chronic wasting disease (Cwd) regulations. Current
regulations affect importation of cervid (deer, elk, moose) carcasses, and carcass
parts from most states and some Canadian provinces and territories. Importation of
carcass and carcass parts ARE ALLOWED from the following states and provinces:
united states: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine,
Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont
Canada: New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island,
Quebec.
For areas NOT listed above, cervid material may be imported and possessed provided
that it does not contain: the brain, eyes, backbone, tonsils, intestinal tract, spleen,
or lymph nodes, of wild, captive, or captive-bred cervids. This is because the disease
agent is concentrated in these body parts. However, the hide and cape, antlers,
cleaned skull-cap with antlers attached; finished taxidermy mounts; tanned hides;
and the upper canine teeth are permitted.
For more on big game importation restrictions, visit:
http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/8325.html
Any person who imports or possesses a carcass or part of an animal that was tested
for CWD in another state and is notified that such animal has tested positive for
CWD must report such test results to the DEC within 24 hours of receiving such
notification.
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