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Columbus Day weekend, October 6-8, marked the state’s first youth firearms deer hunt and reports from the field indicate the youth deer hunt was a success for many junior hunters as they learned about New York’s rich deer hunting tradition under the watchful eyes of experienced mentors, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Joe Martens announced today.

“The youth deer hunt is a great opportunity for the next generation of New York hunters and is an important step in preserving our hunting heritage while maintaining our ability to manage deer through hunting in the future,” said Commissioner Martens. “We received enthusiastic feedback from parents and excited young hunters who took part of the Columbus Day weekend. These experiences demonstrate the great value of providing this unique opportunity for junior hunters.”

During the youth deer hunt, junior hunters (ages 14-15) with a big game hunting license were eligible to take one deer of either sex with a firearm when properly accompanied by a licensed and experienced adult.

The number of Junior Hunting license holders who were eligible to participate at least one day of the youth hunt was 12,753. To date, junior hunters have reported taking 486 deer, though hunters have 7 days to report their kill. DEC anticipates the final harvest estimate for the youth deer hunt will be higher after all reports are in and the harvest is calculated.

DEC Environmental Conservation Officers and wildlife staff were afield throughout the weekend, monitoring hunter activity and talking with bowhunters, small game and turkey hunters, and junior hunters about their experience during the youth deer hunt. Reports from the junior hunters were overwhelmingly positive, and other hunters reported their hunting was not affected by the ongoing youth deer hunt. Some hunters indicated that while they did not support the youth hunt when it was first proposed, their actual observations over the weekend and seeing what a positive experience it was for so many kids, has changed their minds.

Additionally, New York’s junior hunters demonstrated why mentored youth have the greatest safety record of all hunters across the nation; no hunting related shooting incidents were reported during the youth deer hunt.

To showcase the success of junior hunters, DEC encourages parents to submit a picture to DEC’s Big Game Hunting Photo Gallery (www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/54055.html).

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Do have a source of the statement? Or is it your prediction?

I think he is right. What the DEC wants the DEC gets. Just like this youth hunt this year.

As far as the youth hunt, there were a lot of youth hunters out and about in 4F this past weekend and I have seen no evidence this week that it has effected deer movement or behavoir

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would like to know how many "kids" actually harvested game.

Im sure it will be part of the numbers that they release after the season is over.

Funny that it was a successful hunt, none of the nightmare scenarios that opponents pumped their fists about, happened and people still have to try and put a negative spin on it.

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Im sure it will be part of the numbers that they release after the season is over.

Funny that it was a successful hunt, none of the nightmare scenarios that opponents pumped their fists about, happened and people still have to try and put a negative spin on it.

you never know. all they have is tag data. they dont know who lied or who didn't. dont forget that at least around me the weather was crap. A nice weekend might make things interesting.

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