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2 0 1 2 2011–12 – 1 3 New N e York w Y o r k 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 …Subscribe to field nOtes! DEC’s Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources free e-mail newsletter to receive notifications on: • Sporting Seasons • Harvest Numbers • Laws and Regulations • Game Management • Recreational Access •And More! Learn More and Subscribe! www.dec.ny.gov/about/63801.html d CoNteNts 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 Where to Write Us: NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Wildlife Services 625 Broadway Albany, NY 12233-4754 Website: www.dec.ny.gov Division of Fish, Wildlife & Marine Resources Mission: The mission of the DEC’s Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources is to serve the interests of current and future generations of New Yorkers by using our collective skills, in partnership with the public, to describe, understand, manage and perpetuate a healthy and diverse assemblage of fish, wildlife and ecosystems. This guide is a summary that is intended for convenience only—for complete reference consult the New York State Environmental Conservation Law and Volume 6 of the Codes, Rules and Regulations of the State of New York. These are available at: www.dec.ny.gov/regs/2494.html www.assembly.state.ny.us/leg/ (Environmental Conservation Law) The advertisements contained herein offset the cost of this guide, are provided for informational purposes only, and do not constitute an endorsement by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. J.F. Griffin Publishing, LLC is proud to print the official New York Hunting & Trapping Regulations summary on post-consumer recycled paper. 2 2012–13 Hunting & Trapping Guide e
58 18 2011–12 New York 9 Hunting frOm a tree…let’s minimize tHe risk! 10 CrOssBOw Hunting 10 HigHligHts Of CHanges fOr 2012–13 18 mOving fOrward: antler restriCtiOns & OtHer BuCk Harvest strategies 23 feral swine—Bad news fOr new YOrk 31 putting tHe nYs deer management plan intO aCtiOn 36 HigH teCH Bullets & slugs 47 mallards 50 10 COmmandments Of firearm safetY 58 BOBCat management in new YOrk 62 fOCus On law enfOrCement 47 Features
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