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Hunters Must Apply in Person at DEC Lands and Forest Office in Sherburne. Under Governor Cuomo's NY Open for Fishing and Hunting Initiative, the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Office in Sherburne, NY, will once again have Deer Management Assistance Permits (DMAP) available for use this hunting season on Beaver Meadow State Forest in Chenango County. Individuals with a valid state hunting license are eligible to take advantage of the DMAP program that has been approved for Beaver Meadow. The forest, consisting of approximately 5,816 acres of land in the towns of Smyrna and Otselic in Chenango County, has been part of the DMAP program for the past four years. DMAP tags are valid only for antlerless deer. Last year, 57 antlerless deer were taken under the DMAP program in the county. DEC foresters have determined that browsing by deer is negatively impacting the state forest beyond what traditional hunting and forest management can address. Tree regeneration, wildflowers and other herbaceous plants have been repeatedly damaged and degraded by persistent overbrowsing by deer. "By focusing additional hunting in a targeted area for an extended amount of time, the forest will have an opportunity for tree regeneration to grow above the browse height of deer," noted DEC Regional Director Ken Lynch. "This is a great opportunity for hunters to take an additional deer while also helping with forest management." Hunters may apply in person from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the DEC Lands and Forest Office, 2715 State Highway 80 in Sherburne. DMAP tags are available for use on the forest during both the regular and bow hunting seasons. Tags will be loaned out for two-week periods, determined by an on-going lottery, depending on hunter demand. The DMAP application for Beaver Meadow State Forest is available online. More information about Beaver Meadow State Forest, including a map of the forest, is also available. Application Link: http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/66900.html DMAP tags will be used on Beaver Meadow State Forest for a period of time, typically about four to seven years, based on the success of the program. The end result will be healthier forests and better habitat for deer and other flora and fauna that have been missing or greatly reduced in the forest due to over browsing by deer. In support of the NY Open for Fishing and Hunting Initiative, this year's budget includes $6 million in NY Works funding to support creating 50 new land and water access projects to connect hunters, anglers, bird watchers and others who enjoy the outdoors to more than 380,000 acres of existing state and easement lands that have not reached their full potential. These 50 new access projects include building new boat launches, installing new hunting blinds and building new trails and parking areas. In addition, the 2014-15 budget includes $4 million to repair the state's fish hatcheries; and renews and allows expanded use of crossbows for hunting in New York State. For further information, contact the Sherburne Lands and Forests office at 607-674-4017. This post has been promoted to an article

Why knock on people that video tape themselves and make generalizations about them. If they want to tape who cares, takes a lot of skill to do it right. And some of the video's i've seen are pretty awesome.

They sure do look similar.

Rackasaurous lmao! Few More: Racktacular Rackdiculous

Thats awesome!

I've known a lot of BID'rs. To each his own as long as its legal.

Always love your videos, great stuff man.

I do Stuff we make in china is just as good as the stuff we make in italy and the US. Its how its managed and quality control, pretty simple.

Heading up tomorrow night for the weekend. Hopefully we will get some action closer this time. The first 4 days I was out there, there was a ton of action just either two far or were to small.

Good luck. I'm leaving tomorrow for the weekend.

2 man ladder stands are great. Sent from my LG-VS980

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Eddie your retired, just stay out there!

What about just 1/2 inch pressure treated plywood and carve it out like a person and put some clothes on it.

They could be if they walked around areas of high complaints and poaching incidents. Sent from my LG-VS980

DEC guy we ran into fishing on the Delaware river couldn't have been a nicer guy. DEC guy I ran into at a checkpoint on 17b in white lake was another story. Some are informed, some are great guys, some are not. Its hit and miss with anything in life. But there is no excuse for them not being able to get you the answer or at as a last resort directing you to someone else that could. Sent from my LG-VS980

Nice bear.

There must be a few between barryville and jervis. If you were further up 97 I'd have a recommendation. I found this older post. http://huntingny.com/forums/topic/7158-deer-processing/#entry90655 Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk

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Nice!

Does that even work? I had a nice scare last weekend. Wasn't threatened but scared the crap out of me 40 yards away walking in near dark in the middle of the woods.

I agree trail cam pics are great, but I see stuff even in october, that we have never seen before. My brother oddly enough saw 5 spikes in front of his stand at one time. We also saw a bunch of other racked deer we have never seen before opening weekend.

You might want to take a different approach, like safety and maybe mention the latter lightly. Like a 10 year spotless safety record, respect for the land, etc etc.

Hahah Sent from my LG-VS980