Good day all! Greetings from Rochester!

[raredesign]

Hello everyone. I have been in Rochester for quite some time, but only went out hunting last year. I used to live in the deep country of Pennsylvania, where I had been hunting with my father for years.

Now, I will be braving it alone, and have so much to learn! I did get a nice doe last year though :-).

 

That brings me to a question, as I have looked ALL over the DEC website; is there a regulation on how long you can keep venison in your freezer? PA wouldn't let you keep it past July of the following year.

 

I was hoping to go bow-hunting this year, but just found out my permit didn't transfer from PA...only the gun and fur taker. Looks like I have another 8 hour class to sit through, lol.

 

Safe hunting and happy eating to all!

[grampy]

Welcome, I'm a newby here too.

Not sure DEC has a regulation, but mine never seems to last much more than a year. If not all eaten by then,freezer burn can set in. And of course, the best thing to do is go out get fresh venison each year if possible! Good luck to you this season.

[stubby68]

Welcome, No regs on how long you can keep it. Keep till it is freezer burnt. I still have 2 packages from last year I plan to eat very soon.

Question, How would they inforce such a regulation?Did they go house to house checking freezers to see what you had in them after July. I thought NY had some dumb regs Not being able to keep your meat past a certain date is way out there. Even Ny doesn't try to run that much of our lives. What was there reason for this ?

[Elmo]

Welcome to the forum.

[raredesign]

Thank you all for the greetings.

 

 

Question, How would they inforce such a regulation?Did they go house to house checking freezers to see what you had in them after July. I thought NY had some dumb regs Not being able to keep your meat past a certain date is way out there. Even Ny doesn't try to run that much of our lives. What was there reason for this ?

 

 

Rather odd, isn't it. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has quite a bit of authority. As I remember it, no warrant is needed should they simple suspect you to have meat or fur out of season, you can be held liable, after they barge in and rummage through your freezers, etc. Perhaps there is a lot of poaching, and a bad few ruin it for all. Either way, now I need to learn NY Law, even though I have been up here for 15 years.

 

I can tell you one quick detail I learned...finding land is a "good luck" task. It's a lot different than meeting a farmer that points to two mountains and says, "take your pick".