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As the whitetail herd expanded, deer seasons also increased and allowed the average hunter more chances to get out in the woods, writes Oak Duke. Hunting season in New York state now stretches ...
It’s a tradition that draws over half a million people to New York’s fields and forests every year. New York’s 2022-23 firearms season for big game opens Saturday, Nov. 19, and runs through ...
The Columbian white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus leucurus) [2] is one of the several subspecies of white-tailed deer in North America. It is a member of the Cervidae (deer) family, which includes mule deer , elk , moose , caribou , and the black-tailed deer that live nearby.
Today’s U.S. deer population stands at an estimated 35-36 million, marking a dramatic recovery from their near-extinction due to historical overhunting. Their remarkable rebound has been so ...
A deer at a farm. Deer management is the practice and philosophy of wildlife management employed to regulate the population of deer in an area. The purpose of deer management is to regulate the population's size, reduce negative effects of population on the ecosystem, and maintain the integrity of other populations.
Wild turkeys were common in the New York City area during colonial times. By the 1840s, however, the turkey population had been exterminated by hunting and loss of their native habitat. [34] Turkeys first returned to western New York State around 1948 when they began to migrate from northern Pennsylvania. [35]
Outdoors Columnist Oak Duke has a few helpful hints to harvest a deer during New York state's holiday season from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1.
Most species do not have population estimates, though the roe deer has a population size of approximately 15 million, while several are considered endangered or critically endangered with populations as low as 200.