Here is the URL for the DEC 2005 Deer Proposals:

Special Note:

May 13, 2005

Ten days left to submit written comment by May 23, 2005

http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/guide/2005prop.html

The actual proposals are:

Specific Deer Season Changes Under Consideration:

Early Archery Season - First Saturday in October after Columbus Day to the day before the Regular Season.

For 2005 : October 15 through November 18.

Regular Season - Third Saturday in November for 23 days.

For 2005 : November 19 - December 11 (includes four weekends)

Late Archery and Muzzleloader Seasons - First day after the close of the regular season running for n ne.

For 2005 : December 12 - December 20. (Any leftover tags are valid)

Antler Restriction Pilot Study - WMUs 3C and 3J (all seasons).

Limits harvest of antlered deer to those with at least three antler points on one side.
Smaller antlered bucks cannot be taken
Hunters under the age of 17 are exempt and may take a buck with an antler or antlers measuring more than three inches in length.

Black Bear Regular Seasons

Catskill Range: November 21 - December 12
Allegany Range: November 26 - December 12

This page was last modified April 4, 2005

Comments will be accepted from April 6 through May 23, 2005.
Send comments to:
John Major
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233-4754
(518) 402-8919
or e-mail comments to: Hunting Seasons in the Southern Zone

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