NY officials adjust deer and bear hunting seasons

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published July 14, 2012 at 5:25 AM EDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — State environmental officials are making some changes to deer and bear hunting seasons in New York.WAMC's Dave Lucas reports.
Department of Environmental Conservation officials say they are making the changes as part of their five-year Deer Management Plan.

The new rules will adjust bear hunting seasons to stay concurrent with deer seasons and allow deer management permits — often called doe tags — to be used in all seasons in the Northern Zone.

Among other changes, officials will adjust the Northern Zone season dates by opening the regular season for 44 days, beginning on the second Saturday after Columbus Day.

Other changes around the state will give bow hunters more time to hunt.

New York News

Dave Lucas

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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