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For NY, It was less the 50% yearling bucks so not so sure where this info came from. Its dropped significantly over the past 10+ years thanks to AR's and edumacation.

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Worked on my stand Tues and Wd, I saw a huge bear crap right in front of it. So lets see what happens this y ear. I also saw a bunch of scrapes 100+ yards out, either way I should see some activity this year. I'm still kind of living off the high of getting a nice buck last year though because I was in a serious drought

Wow New York Hunters, time flies, its that time of the year again! Bow season in NY starts in just a few days for the Northern Zone Folks and on October 1st for the Southern Zone guys. I hope everyone had an fun summer, had time to shoot your bows, sight in your rifles, setup their stands and get everything ready for this season. We wanted to point out a few important threads on the HuntingNY.com site to check out. The 2015 "Live From the Stand / Woods" thread is up and ready for posting live action from the woods, 6th year in a row! -> http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/29242-live-from-the-woods-2015-edition-sixth-year-going-strong/ As always there are some amazing trailcamera photos up, some real nice deer have been posted over the last few weeks -> http://huntingny.com/forums/forum/23-trail-camera-pictures/ We just posted up a new topic, http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/29243-what-have-you-done-this-year-to-prepare-for-the-2015-season/ - What have you done this year to prepare for the 2015 season. Jump on and let us know! There are a ton of new threads to read over in the Bow Hunting section to get you ready for the season opener, http://huntingny.com/forums/forum/16-bow-hunting/ If you are a Facebook user, please give us a "Like" our facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/HuntingNY and help spread the word. The site has grown leaps and bounds since started, there are over 232,478 posts as of today! Please remember to tell friends and family about the site, you can even forward them this email / link. If you have a hunting related business (ex. hunting store / archery shop), hunting club or organization, or a hunting related website you want to share with members we have opened up a link sharing system here: http://huntingny.com/links Just select the category and click "Add Link" on the right side of the page. HOT Topics: QDM is ruining deer hunting - http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/29096-qdm-is-ruining-deer-hunting/ Where to gut your deer - http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/29119-where-to-gut-your-deer/ What will cause you to drop a dime on another hunter? - http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/28971-what-will-cause-you-to-drop-a-dime-on-another-hunter/ Broadheads 2015 - http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/28755-broadheads-2015/ Scents..be honest... - http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/29222-scentsbe-honest/ Be sure to check out the latest rules and regulations around deer, bear and other hunting regulations for NY here at the NY DEC website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7857.html If you have any interest in sponsoring the site you can contact us by using the contact form located here:http://huntingny.com/forums/index.php?app=contactus Thank you HuntingNY.com/forums/ This post has been promoted to an article

Thanks, I wish my name was Eddie though!

Have you added new stands / blinds? (Post pictures!) New Bow / Gun? Practiced for weeks on end? Do you have any crazy rituals? What have you done this year to prepare for the 2015 season? Food? Whats going on at camp and what are you bringing?

Its that time again! This is our sixth year for doing this thread and its always a lot of fun! Post in this thread using your smart phone (or other device you can get to the internet with) from your stand / woods with your thoughts, current conditions, pictures, sightings, etc. Don't forget, the site is Tapatalk enabled!

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Well this platform is 4+ years in the making.... The first year I did the platform (with the help of my brother), the second year I did the railings and finishing up the platform the third year I did nada (2nd kid born, other obligations) 4th year I built the hut. 3rd year I got the buck out of this stand and the 2nd year I saw a ton of deer (no shots) so anyways leads me up to this year and I had time to actually build a nice hut. A place I can hopefully start dragging my oldest daughter soon. Thanks to my buddy fairgame, who not only gave me the windows from a reno job he did near by, helped me also finish up the hut last weekend in one day, there is no way I could have done this without his help. End result is a awesome spot to sit on crap days and to take my kids. Few more things to do and I might just camp out in here. Really hoping my daughter will come with me soon, she is young, but I want to get her started early. Stand Stand Buck from last year Pic of stand last year

DEC ANNOUNCES SPORTING LICENSE SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS 2015-16 Licenses to Go on Sale August 10 Deer Management Assistance Program Streamlined Improvements to the state Department of Environmental Conservation’s sporting license-issuance and game harvest reporting system are in place in time for this year’s hunting season, DEC Acting Commissioner Marc Gerstman announced today. In addition, DEC changed the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) to streamline the program and expand opportunities for landowners needing deer management assistance. “DEC talked to the sporting community and license-issuing agents, and made significant improvements to the licensing system based on their feedback,” Acting Commissioner Gerstman said. “These improvements streamline the process to buy sporting licenses. We look forward to welcoming sportsmen and sportswomen to the vast array of opportunities New York offers to go afield in the upcoming hunting and trapping seasons.” Enhanced Sporting License Automated System DEC and the New York State Office of Information Technology Services worked with contractors to make DEC’s sporting license-issuance and game harvest system more user friendly and faster to enhance service to New York’s hunters, anglers and trappers. Two new user interfaces make selling licenses by license-issuing agents and purchases by online customers easier and more intuitive. In developing the system improvements, DEC met with license-issuing agents and online customers to gather their suggestions. The resulting new user interfaces offer several new features including allowing license-issuing agents and online purchasers the ability to: readily access more information such as the current licenses, privileges, permits and tags held, as well as the most recent Wildlife Management Units where the hunter successfully applied for deer management permits; easily update personal information, such as current address, to help ensure DEC’s information is up-to-date and the license is valid; move through fewer screens; sell multiple short-term fishing licenses; streamline game harvest reporting process; and report multiple harvests in one session. “The New York State Conservation Council commends Governor Cuomo and DEC for prioritizing the most recent improvements to the licensing system,” said Council President A. Charles Parker. “Sportsmen, sportswomen and licensing-issuing agents can look forward to swifter, customer-friendly transactions going forward.”Lance Robson, Chairman, NYS Fish and Wildlife Management Board said, “The members of the Fish and Wildlife Management Board thank DEC for their tireless efforts to fully realize the potential of the E-Licensing system. We welcome the Department's recent improvements to the system and anticipate that they will benefit both individual members of the sporting public and our license selling partners." License-issuing agents have provided positive feedback on the new interface and DEC expects the new system will perform well for the purchase of new-year hunting licenses, permits, and privileges. There are approximately 1,300 license-issuing agents across New York located at many retail stores and municipalities who provide an important service to DEC and New York hunters, anglers and trappers. DEC has worked to ensure they have a system that affords them the ability to provide quality customer service. The online user interface also provides for an easier, more intuitive experience in the legally required reporting of harvested deer, bear and turkey—information that is used in managing DEC’s wildlife resources. The 2015-16 hunting and trapping licenses go on sale on August 10 and are valid beginning September 1, 2015. Licenses and permits can be purchased at one of DEC's license-issuing agents around the state, as well as by telephone and online: License-issuing agents list can be found at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/permits/95448.html Online License Center: licensecenter.ny.gov Call center number: 1 (866) 933-2257 License buyers should have the following items ready when applying: complete name and address information; customer ID number if they have it; proof of residency information (driver's license number or non-driver's ID number with a valid NYS address to qualify for a resident license); and, if purchasing by phone or internet, a credit card and card expiration date. Hunting license purchases require individuals to provide proof of a hunting education certification or a copy of a previous license, if this information is not already contained in their license system file. Approximately 1.2 million people purchase hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses each year, and sporting license sales generate approximately $42 million annually in revenue used to manage New York’s fish and wildlife resources and their habitats, as well as to improve access to those resources. Deer Management Assistance Program Changes to Increase Efficiency DEC also made several modifications to the Deer Management and Assistance Program to increase its efficiency and effectiveness. These changes include: expanding opportunities for landowners where abundant deer are preventing forest regeneration; increasing the number of deer an individual hunter can shoot under a single DMAP permit from two to four; clarifying that hunters may participate under multiple DMAPs; and reducing the paperwork landowners need to participate in the program. Turkey Hunting Season ModificationsNewly adopted regulations shorten the fall turkey hunting seasons in New York State due to a declining turkey population across the state. The new fall seasons are two weeks long with a statewide season bag limit of one bird of either sex. Season dates vary regionally with the season in the Northern Zone running October 1-14, the Southern Zone running October 17-30, and Suffolk County (Long Island) running November 21-December 4. Further details are found on DEC’s website at http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/8366.html. Declining wild turkey populations across the state make it necessary to shorten the hunting seasons so that DEC can responsibly manage New York's wild turkey populations to ensure that future generations of hunters have the opportunity to go afield. DEC received approximately 120 comments on this regulatory proposal. Almost all of the comments expressed concern over the decline in wild turkey populations over the past 15 years, and many were supportive of DEC's efforts to modify the fall hunting season to accommodate changing turkey populations and environmental conditions. These improvements to the licensing system and regulatory changes align with Governor Cuomo’s NY Open for Fishing and Hunting Initiative aimed at improving recreational opportunities for sportsmen and sportswomen and to boost tourism activities throughout the state. This includes streamlining fishing and hunting licenses, reducing license fees, improving access for fishing and increasing hunting opportunities in New York State. In support of this initiative, $10 million in NY Works funding has been dedicated to fish hatchery repairs and 50 new land and water access projects such as boat launches, hunting blinds, trails and parking areas. Under the initiative, the 2015-16 Enacted Budget adds an additional $8 million for state land access projects and an additional $4 million for the state’s hatcheries in NY Works funding. The Budget also creates a new capital account which along with federal Pittman-Robertson funds will be used to manage, protect and restore fish and wildlife habitat, and to improve and develop public access for fish and wildlife-related recreation. The Enacted Budget for 2015-16 raises the Environmental Protection Fund to $177 million, an increase of 32 percent since Governor Cuomo took office. The $15 million EPF increase this year will support 14 categories, including land conservation, stewardship, and invasive species control and prevention. The increase includes a new sub-allocation for capacity grants to State Parks friends’ groups. This post has been promoted to an article

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Hi All, Summer Time and the Living is Easy - Are you ready for the 2015 Hunting Season? Let us know here: http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/28357-the-2015-season-is-creeping-up-fast-what-is-your-game-plan/ Not yet? Maybe some of these trail camera photos will get you going : http://huntingny.com/forums/forum/23-trail-camera-pictures/ Whats your thoughts on the new shortened turkey season? Lots of folks have differing opinions here http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/27761-new-fall-season-from-6-weeks-to-2-weeks-no-way/ - Long story short its been cut from 6 weeks to 2 weeks. Another interesting topic, one of which may be in part to our shortened turkey seasons, when do you know you have enough yotes on your property. http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/27761-new-fall-season-from-6-weeks-to-2-weeks-no-way/ There are a ton of new threads to read all over HuntingNY.com in the Bow Hunting section to get you ready for the bow season opener, http://huntingny.com/forums/forum/16-bow-hunting/ If you are a Facebook user, please give us a "Like" our facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/HuntingNY and help spread the word. The site has grown leaps and bounds since started, there are over 317,970 posts as of today! Please remember to tell friends and family about the site, you can even forward them this email / link. If you have a hunting related business (ex. hunting store / archery shop), hunting club or organization, or a hunting related website you want to share with members we have opened up a link sharing system here: http://huntingny.com/links Just select the category and click "Add Link" on the right side of the page. This post has been promoted to an article