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DEC Proposes Potential Future "Holiday" Deer Hunt


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As for late season deer season.

Shed bucks... it happens alot , last 2 years both deer I killed in muzzleloader were bucks that had shed,my brother killed one same day I did was also a shed buck , so 3 buck in 2 years killed as doe late muzzleloader..  personally I'd like to see a split season , gives deer a chance to calm down and return to normal patterns , everyone always complains about not seeing deer late season and then when it closes they are everywhere... so why not.close for a week let them.rest come.out of hiding and have great action again till they dissappear,  like 2 opening days!!  

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Just now, SpacemanSpiff said:

Wow.50 cal pistols, ive seen smaller ones like .36 cal. That thing must bark. 

No. They aren't bad , 12 in barrel. On the Knight, 10 in on kentucky pistol. , 80 grains and 65 grains .  Sabot for knight and round ball for Kentucky.   Good to 80 and 50 yards respectively.. 

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I would love it,more hunting time especially when i have time off? What's not to like? Here in 4F the woods are almost empty of hunters during muzzleloader season anyways. I am not worried about pressure at all or too many deer being taken. We have too many in the state,most woods around here have very little undergrowth because of browse pressure. Deer eat anything but the beech saplings.

I dont think it will make much difference in the total deer harvest but is a good idea to try. 

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17 minutes ago, blackbeltbill said:

     I think this will pass easily after the Public Input process. Done Deal.

Not gonna pass bill ,after the snowmobilers have their say . Then add the small business owners who will gladly take the side of the snowmobilers who benefit from the trails being open. 

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19 hours ago, Robhuntandfish said:

I am thinking they don't include rifle so it doesn't infringe on the snowmobile riders and push their season back as trails open right after regular season.

This proposal is still going to effect snowmobile riders.  95% of the trails in the southern tier are on private land, and if a form of deer season is open, they will not allow snowmobiling.

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2 minutes ago, Chef said:

Everyone write your state congressman and let’s push this through... stick it to those dam snowmobilers


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Snowmobilers spend a ton of money at gas stations and and bars and restaurants, the same can not be said for hunters ,money talks.

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Snowmobilers spend a ton of money at gas stations and and bars and restaurants, the same can not be said for hunters ,money talks.

Well maybe If the State went back to a weekday opener and people could go to camp and party the weekend before that would change


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Snowmobile industry value...$9B per year for Canada and US

Hunting industry value...$23.7B per year in the US only with $11.6B of it related to hunting trip expenses - IE gas stations, restaurants, hotels, etc.

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30 minutes ago, phade said:

Snowmobile industry value...$9B per year for Canada and US

Hunting industry value...$23.7B per year in the US only with $11.6B of it related to hunting trip expenses - IE gas stations, restaurants, hotels, etc.

And let's see how those overall numbers equate to NYS... You are also lumping all forms of "hunting" into the hunting numbers, not just deer hunting that we are talking about.  I guess I'm a bit sensitive to this since I'm both an avid hunter as well as an avid snowmobiler.  What does each dollar figure include?  are property taxes included into the hunting number? If so, I'd say that's a bit of an unfair advantage... When you say hunting trip expenses, are you including guided hunts to other destinations of the US (I bet it is included), so what does that have to do with extending late deer season in NY?  What I'm getting at is if you look at just NYS, I'm willing to bet that the snowmobiling industry outpaces the deer hunting industry by a fair margin.  And like has been stated before in this thread the season isn't long enough (10/1-12-22)?

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For those of you that may be interested in providing input for or against they have provided a email link.

DEC invites the public to submit comments on the proposal by November 8, 2020 via email (subject line: Holiday Deer Hunt Proposal) or in writing to:   

Attn: Holiday Deer Hunt Proposal
NYSDEC Bureau of Wildlife
625 Broadway, 5th Floor
Albany, NY 12233-4754 

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