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Written by: Administrator
The Hudson Valley Branch of the Quality Deer Management Association and the Watershed Agricultural Council invites you to attend a : Deer & Habitat Field Day (PRE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED) Saturday | October 9, 2010 | 8:30 am- 3:00 pm Location: 4H Camp Shankitunk | 2420 Arbor Hill Road | Delhi | NY | 13753 [...]
Written by: Dick Henry
Many critics of antler restrictions are quick to dismiss the program as a gimmick or another “flavor of the month” for deer management. However this notion ignores the basic breeding ecology of deer and the impacts that can affect a white-tailed deer herd when that ecology is compromised. Introduction Deer numbers and distribution are a [...]
Written by: Dick Henry
Do antler restrictions (3 point rule) really work? I have heard so many rumors (and opinions) that it makes me confused. What’s the real deal?” The short answer to your question is “yes” antler restrictions can and do work. This has been proven time and again in many portions of white-tailed deer range in North [...]
Written by: Dick Henry
Aside from the fall hunting season when half a million hunters are afield in New York State, the most critical months for deer survival are late winter, especially when weather conditions have been harsh for an extended period of time. Deer rely heavily on their fat reserves to survive in northern climates. They are ruminants [...]
Written by: Kip Adams
Antlered Buck Harvest December 2009 The 2009-10 deer season is closed or nearing so for states across the whitetail’s range, and biologists will be crunching data in the coming months to assess the outcome of this past season. Until that data is available, let’s look at harvest data from the two most recent seasons – [...]
Written by: Administrator
The DEC reported that roughly 222,800 deer were harvested in the 2009 hunting season. The 2009 numbers were very similar to the take reported in 2008. The antlerless take increased by 3%, totaling over 120,700, while the buck take dropped 3.5% bringing the buck harvest numbers down slightly to 105,747. Deer Harvest by Zone Northern [...]
Written by: Dick Henry
Spike bucks in New York State are almost always a yearling deer and are not destined to be spikes if they survive to future hunting seasons. If a yearling buck is lucky enough to survive to the age of 2 ½ years it will begin to display antler growth typical of a mature white-tailed deer [...]
Written by: Administrator
Please read below. It would appear that Yellow Tail wines is not going to withdraw its pledge to the radical group HSUS. There are many other wine companies to patronize besides Yellow Tail. Please do not support them, urge family and friends not to support them and contact them to let them know how you [...]
