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FREE issue! The Ten Commandments — of — Firearm Safety 1. Watch that muzzle! Keep it pointed in a safe direction at all times. 2. Treat every firearm with the respect due a loaded gun. It might be loaded, even if you think it isn’t. 3. Be sure of the target and what is in front of it and beyond it. Know the identifying features of the game you hunt. Make sure you have an adequate backstop—don’t shoot at a flat, hard surface or water. 4. Keep your finger outside the trigger guard until ready to shoot. This is the best way to prevent an accidental discharge. 5. Check your barrel and ammunition. Make sure the barrel and action are clear of obstructions, and carry only the proper ammunition for your firearm. 6. Unload firearms when not in use. Leave actions open, and carry firearms in cases and unloaded to and from the shooting area. 7. Point a firearm only at something you intend to shoot. Avoid all horseplay with a gun. 8. Don’t run, jump, or climb with a loaded firearm. Unload a firearm before you climb a fence or tree, or jump a ditch. Pull a firearm toward you by the butt, not the muzzle. 9. Store firearms and ammunition separately and safely. Store each in secured location beyond the reach of children and careless adults. 10. Avoid alcoholic beverages before and during shooting. Also avoid mind- or behavioraltering medicines or drugs. Subscribe now to Conservationist and save! • Your guide to New York hunting, wildlife, outdoors and more. • Order your FREE issue now! Seven issues for only $ 12. Name: _____________________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________________________________________ City/State/Zip: _______________________________________________________ www.TheConservationist.org or call 800-678-6399 and mention code J12HR Or mail this coupon to: Conservationist, PO BOX 1500, LATHAM, NY 12110 If you are not satis� ed, return the bill marked “cancel” and you will owe nothing. 50 Hunting Guide Ad 2012.indd 1 2012–13 HuNtING & 5/24/2012 traPPING 12:37:03 GuIDe PM
To hunt furbearers, you must possess a Junior Hunting, Small Game, Small/Big Game, Conservation Legacy, Super Sportsman, Trapper Super Sportsman, Sportsman, Nonresident Small Game, or Nonresident Super Sportsman license. A trapping license does not allow you to hunt furbearers. Furbearers may be hunted with a bow or firearm as described below. • You may hunt red and gray fox, coyote, bobcat, raccoon, skunk, mink, weasel and opossum. • If you take a bobcat, it must be tagged and sealed. • You may use a call, including an electronic call. • You may hunt furbearers only after sunrise on the opening day. They may be taken at any hour, day or night, for the rest of their hunting season. Seasons end at sunset of their closing day. BOBCAT HUNTING 6F 5F 6J 5H 8A 7A 6K 9A 8F 5J 9F 8G 7F 9A 9C 8H 6S 8J 7J 4A 9H 8M 8N 7H 7M 9G 4F 9N 8R 8P 8S 4G 4H 9M 9K 9P 9W 7R 4T 4R 9J 8T 8W 4O 4P 9S 9X 8X 4Y 8Y 7S 4Z 4W 3H 3J 4U 6A 5C 6C 6H 6G 5G 6N 5T 8C 6P 5S 6R 5R 4C 4J 4L 4K 4B 7P 4S 9R 9T 9Y 3A 3C 3F 3G Hunting Hours: After sunrise on opening day; and at any hour, day or night, for the rest of the open hunting season. Season Dates 2012/13 Oct. 25–Feb. 15 Oct. 25–Dec. 10 Closed weasel, OpOssum, skunk, raCCOOn and fOx Hunting Long Island: Nov. 1–Feb. 25 All other areas of New York: Oct. 25–Feb. 15 There are no bag limits for these species. They may be hunted during the day or night. 3K There are no bag limits. • Mink may only be hunted in the Southern Zone with a firearm not larger than .22 caliber during their open trapping season. Mink may not be hunted with a firearm in the Northern Zone. • Muskrat may only be hunted on Lake Champlain during the open trapping season with a firearm not larger than .22 caliber. • You may hunt furbearers during the day using any handgun, shotgun, rifle or bow. You may hunt at night as described below. Hunting furBearers at nigHt All laws pertaining to the use of a spotlight apply (see page 16). 1. If you are hunting in an area when any deer season (including bowhunting) is open: ͪ You may hunt during the day or night. ͪ You may use a light, but you may not hunt from any motor vehicle, including an ATV. 3M 3N 5A 3R 3S 3P 2A 1A 1C If you take a bobcat you must: 1. Complete a Furbearer Possession Tag (see below) AND 2. Get the pelt or unskinned animal sealed (see page 52). furBearer pOssessiOn tag Furbearer Possession Tags may be printed or downloaded from the DEC website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/29046.html. Tags may also be obtained by calling (518) 402-8883 or writing to: Furbearer Possession Tag, 625 Broadway, Albany, NY 12233-4754. COYOte Hunting Statewide except Long Island and New York City: Oct. 1–March 31 There are no bag limits for coyotes. They may be hunted during the day or night. Furbearer HuNtING ͪ You may use a shotgun, muzzleloader, bow, handgun or air gun. ͪ You may use any rimfire rifle, except in Westchester, Nassau, and Suffolk counties where rifles are not allowed. ͪ You may use any center-fire rifle ONLY if rifles are also allowed for deer hunting in that area. (Refer to Legal Implements map on page 24.) 2. If you are hunting in an area when all deer seasons are closed: ͪ You may hunt during the day or night. ͪ You may use a light. ͪ You may use a shotgun, muzzleloader, bow, handgun or air gun. ͪ You may use any rifle of any caliber, except in Westchester, Nassau and Suffolk counties, where rifles are not allowed. Hunters should consult with local government officials for any laws that may prohibit the discharge of firearms at night. The use of a light-gathering (starlight) scope is legal on any firearm listed above. 2012–13 HuNtING & traPPING GuIDe 51
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