For Release: IMMEDIATE Contact: Maureen Wren
Tuesday,
March 8, 2005 (518) 402-8000
DEC SEEKS HUNTER INPUT ON FALL 2005 WATERFOWL SEASONS
Task Forces to Help
Set Season Dates in Western, Southeastern, and Northeastern Zones
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Denise M. Sheehan today invited waterfowl hunters to submit recommendations for the dates of the Fall 2005 duck hunting seasons to regional Waterfowl Hunter Task Forces or DEC’s waterfowl season-setting team.
DEC established hunter task forces in 1997 to get specific recommendations for duck hunting season dates for areas of the State where hunter preferences vary widely. For the last eight years, these task forces have provided DEC with recommendations that have helped provide equitable hunting opportunities for the various interests in each zone.
“Federal regulations limit the number of days that duck seasons can be open, and these Waterfowl Hunter Task Forces have helped DEC establish season dates that provide balanced opportunities for waterfowl hunting in each region of the State,” Commissioner Sheehan said. “We look forward to working with waterfowl hunters and task force members to ensure that all can have an enjoyable and successful season in 2005.”
Waterfowl hunters can actively participate in the season-setting process by providing comments directly to task force members whose names and contact information are attached. Comments should be sent to members by March 31, 2005, to be considered for this year’s seasons. The task forces will meet in April 2005 and DEC plans to announce tentative duck hunting season dates in June so hunters can make vacation or travel plans. Comments on the process may be directed to members of the DEC season-setting team, whose names and contact information are also attached.
New York State is divided into five waterfowl hunting zones: Western, Southeastern, Northeastern, Lake Champlain, and Long Island. DEC recently appointed task forces for the Western, Southeastern, and Northeastern Zones to assist in making recommendations for the Fall 2005 hunting season. The task force for each zone includes representatives from the New York State Conservation Council, established waterfowl hunting organizations, and individual waterfowl hunters who were chosen to provide a broad range of input. It will be the responsibility of task force members to act as representatives of all duck hunters in each zone, and recommend a season that best satisfies their diverse interests.
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Each task force will recommend opening and closing dates for the duck hunting season, including “split seasons,” which would divide the season into separate periods, if desired. Task forces will also recommend dates for a Youth Waterfowl Hunting Weekend. The recommended dates must be within the guidelines expected to be established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in late summer. If duck populations remain consistent with recent years, DEC expects the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to allow a 60-day season between September 24 and January 29.
Fall 2005 waterfowl seasons for the Western, Southeastern, and Northeastern Zones will be based on task force recommendations. Seasons in the Long Island Zone will continue to be set by DEC's season-setting team, while seasons in the Lake Champlain Zone will be set by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Management Board, with consultation from DEC and input from hunters in New York and Vermont. Although there are no formal task forces in these two zones, sportsmen and women can send their input to any DEC season-setting team member on the attached list.
Descriptions of New York State’s waterfowl hunting zones can be found on the DEC website at www.dec.state.ny.us and are listed in DEC’s Waterfowl Hunting Guide. The tentative waterfowl hunting season dates will be posted on the DEC website and announced by news release in June.
2005 Waterfowl Season Task Forces list attached.
2005 WATERFOWL SEASON TASK FORCES
(in alphabetical
order, contact anyone on the list)
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WESTERN ZONE TASK FORCE |
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NAME |
ADDRESS |
TELEPHONE & E-MAIL |
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JIM ADRIANCE |
1930 COLE PLACE VESTAL NY 13850 |
607-237-5745 (h) 607-779-5298 (w) 607-768-1528 (c) adriance@uic.com |
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JOHN ARMITAGE (FingerLakes & WNY Waterfowl
Assn) |
7260 GRISWOLD RD BERGEN NY 14416 |
585-721-8386 jarmitag@brockport.edu |
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DONALD BRONSON |
2644 MCCLEW RD BURT NY 14028 |
716-778-5914 |
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SHAWN CUTE (Central NY Waterfowlers) |
4972 SWEENEY RD CORTLAND NY 13045 |
607-749-3545 |
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JIM FARRELL |
8892 PECOR ST, BOX 87 PORTLAND NY 14769-0087 |
716-792-9041 duxbdd@adelphia.net |
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ED FIORINO (NYSCC-R 8) |
14794 EAST BARRE RD ALBION NY 14411 |
585-589-7042 quacked@verizon.net |
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TIM NOGA (NYSCC-R 7) |
7320 LARAWAY RD CAYUGA NY 13034 |
315-252-1321 habitat@bci.net |
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KEN OLIVER (Canandaigua Lake Duck Hunters) |
4811 MIDDLE RD RUSHVILLE NY 14544 |
585-554-6729 |
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RONALD PARISO |
951 MAGEE ST ELMIRA NY 14901 |
607-732-1866 |
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DAVID WAHL (Lake Plains Waterfowl Assoc) |
833 FISHELL RD RUSH NY 14543 |
585-533-1988 dwahl@rochester.rr.com |
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KEN ZOLNOWSKI (NYSCC-R 9) |
30 DANBURY DR CHEEKTOWAGA NY 14225 |
716-836-2239 (h) 716-631-6909 (w) kenneth.zolnowski@gd-ais.com |
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SOUTHEASTERN ZONE TASK FORCE |
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NAME |
ADDRESS |
TELEPHONE & E-MAIL |
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BILL ALEXANDER |
170 CLINTON
CORNERS RD SALT POINT NY 12578 |
845-266-5747 |
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HERB BROOME (NYS Outdoor Guides
Assn) |
6051 VEEDER
RD SLINGERLANDS
NY 12159 |
518-869-0618 gillsandbills@yahoo.com |
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MARVIN
COLE (NYSCC-R 3) |
113 BLACKS
RD KINGSTON NY 12401 |
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ROBERT
CREEDEN (Hudson River
Waterfowlers) |
PO BOX 139 ATHENS NY 12015 |
rjc@noreast.com |
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MICHAEL
JASPER (NYSCC-R7) |
7190 HOOSE
RD EARLVILLE NY 13332 |
315-691-4868 mjasper@mail.colgate.edu |
|
DON
LAVALLEY (NYSCC-R4) |
318 UNION ST HUDSON NY 12534 |
518-828-0955 dlaval@verizonmail.com |
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VINCE OLECHNOWICZ |
258 BRAYMER
LN DELHI NY 13753 |
607-746-6180 gwpoley@delhi.net |
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MIKE PODGORSKI (Central NY Wildfowlers) |
2287 FERNDELL RD CAZENOVIA NY 13035 |
315-655-8067 goosedr@altell.net |
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DAN SPIGNER (Waterfowl Improvement Assoc) |
9 ACADEMY ST GREENWICH NY 12834 |
518-692-0017 dspigne1@nycap.rr.com |
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NORTHEASTERN ZONE TASK FORCE |
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NAME |
ADDRESS |
TELEPHONE & E-MAIL |
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STEVE ANDRUCKIEWICZ |
157 CRAMER RD BALLSTON SPA NY 12020 |
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PETE BARNEY |
64 OLD STATE RD POTSDAM NY 13676 |
pmb10@cornell.edu |
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BOB BROWN (NYSCC-R-5) |
1 HAWARD ST SARANAC LAKE NY 12983 |
rebrown@adelphia.net 518-891-2197 |
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DWIGHT FLANDERS JR (Waterfowl Improvement
Assoc) |
4852 ROUTE 50 GANSEVOORT NY 12831 |
518-761-6145 dflande1@nycap.rr.com |
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TOM HUMBERSTONE (NYSCC - R7) |
2081 COON HILL RD SKANEATELES NY 13152 |
315-685-6819 |
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JERRY LINCOLN |
810 MADISION ST OGDENSBURG NY 13669 |
315-393-7506 |
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DR MICHAEL POND |
291 KIAWASSA RD SARANAC LAKE NY 12983 |
518-891-0899 |
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BILL SAIFF III |
624 ACADEMY ST WATERTOWN NY 13601 |
315-782-4665 saiff@gisco.net |
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KURT SNYDER (ONEIDA LAKE ASSOC) |
6429 LONG POINT RD BREWERTON NY 13029 |
315-668-9156 |
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JEFF STELLJES (Central NY Waterfowlers) |
7854 ELWILL RD CICERO NY 13039 |
315-458-5902 |
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JAMES TRACY (Oneida County
Federation) |
5525 MARSH RD LEE CENTER NY 13363 |
315-337-6829 |
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DEC WATERFOWL SEASON SETTING TEAM |
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MIKE PUTNAM |
NYSDEC - REGION 1 |
SUNY, BLDG 40, LOOP RD,
STONY BROOK NY 11790 |
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PATRICIA VISSERING |
NYSDEC - REGION 3 |
21 SO PUTT CORNERS RD,
NEW PALTZ NY 12561 |
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BILL SHARICK |
NYSDEC - REGION 4 |
65561 ST HWY 10, STE 1,
STAMFORD NY 12167 |
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JOE RACETTE |
NYSDEC - REGION 5 |
ROUTE 86, PO BOX 296, RAY
BROOK NY 12977 |
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STEVE HEERKENS |
NYSDEC - REGION 6 |
207 GENESEE ST, UTICA
NY 13501 |
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BRUCE MANUEL |
NYSDEC - REGION 7 |
1285 FISHER AVE, CORTLAND
NY 13045 |
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JIM ECKLER |
NYSDEC - REGION 8 |
6274 EAST AVON-LIMA RD,
AVON NY 14414 |
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DAVE ODELL |
NYSDEC - REGION 8 |
6274 EAST AVON-LIMA RD,
AVON NY 14414 |
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TOM JURCZAK |
NYSDEC - REGION 9 |
182 EAST UNION ST,
ALLEGANY NY 14706 |
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