Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New York recently overhauled its deer hunting rules after wildlife managers concluded hunters aren't harvesting enough does to ...

New York Just Rewrote the Rules for 750,000 Hunters — And the Clock Is Now Much Tighter For generations, deer hunters in New York State have operated under a familiar rhythm: tag the animal in the f ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is changing deer hunting regulations in an effort to reduce the state's growing deer population. The DEC on Wednesday said ...

It’s official: the suite of proposed deer hunting regulations announced in March will take effect for the 2026-27 hunting seasons. The new regulations are designed to encourage hunters to kill more ...

If you've ever driven a winding backroad in New York at dusk and thought, "There are...a lot of deer out here," you're not alone -- and the state agrees. The NYSDEC has rolled out a set of proposed ...

Crossbows are popular with New York’s deer hunters according to recent data from the state Department of Environmental Conservation. DEC this week released its annual whitetail deer harvest estimates ...

Through a new statewide Earn-a-2nd-Buck system and changes to the use of its Deer Management Permits announced last month, the state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is hoping to ...

New York state offers a special holiday deer hunt for hunters who have not yet filled their tags. This extended hunting opportunity takes place during the week between Christmas and New Year's Day.

New York's DEC has finalized new regulations to manage growing deer populations. Hunters can now earn a second antlered deer tag by first harvesting an antlerless deer. The state has expanded the ...

New York changed deer hunting rules to help hunters take more does as officials try to reduce booming herds and deer-vehicle crashes.