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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 [...]
Written by: Dick Henry
Selected Data from the 2010 White-tailed Deer Cull
At Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY
Background
The Vassar Farm and Ecological Preserve, situated in the Town of Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York consists of 530 acres of open space that is actively managed for education, research, athletics, food production, composting, and recreation. Concurrently managing for biodiversity and ecosystem health, the [...]
Written by: Kip Adams
Fetal aging sounds like a technique used by Ob/Gyn doctors and ultrasound technicians, but deer managers can learn a lot about the population they’re managing by taking some annual fetal measurements. This practice is not new or limited to the South, as the initial studies on fetal development in white-tailed deer began in the 1940s [...]
Written by: Administrator
Lecture: Thursday January 21, 2010 7-8:30 p.m.,
The Shawangunk Ridge Biodiversity Partnership and the Hudson Valley Quality Deer Management Association presents: Oh Deer!
The population and habits of white-tailed deer have changed over time, and so has the need for and approaches to management of deer in our region. Ethan Pierce, Deer Program Manager at Mohonk Preserve, and [...]
Written by: Administrator
Highland – The Hudson Valley Branch of the Quality Deer Management Association (HVQDMA) was recently awarded a grant from another local New York state based conservation organization – the Catskills Region Friends of the National Rifle Association (NRA). The grant of $750 will be used by the HVQDMA Branch to purchase a new laptop; which, [...]
