GENESEO – A short clip of bodycam footage shows a spotted fawn in a sticky situation later resolved by members of the Geneseo Police Department. According to an activity report by Geneseo Police Chief Eric Osganian, officers found the fawn stuck in the metal fence along Rte. 39 (Avon Geneseo Road) on Tuesday. "Officer Chris Matteson thought to use the car jack," said Osganian. "It was a god idea to use the jack to pry open the metal … [Read more...]
WATCH: Geneseo Police Officer Saves Fawn from Ditch
GENESEO – Body cam footage from a Geneseo Police Officer recorded the moment that he freed a fawn who was stuck in a ditch by Pizza Hut. Geneseo Police Officer Dan Piedmonte said a passerby reported that a fawn had been stuck in the water by a culvert on Rte. 20A (South Street) for 45 minutes to an hour. "I tried to spook it so it would jump up on the bank but it just couldn't make it so I got down and pulled it up," said Piedmonte. The … [Read more...]
Mount Morris Hunters Took the Most Deer of Any Local Town in 2016-17
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The 2016 deer harvest report is out, and it says that Mount Morris had the most deer taken of any Livingston County town. According to a press release from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, hunters in New York State harvested an estimated 213,061 deer during the 2016-17 hunting seasons, an estimated five percent increase over 2015-16 levels. Of those, 796 were taken in Mount Morris. “Deer hunting in New … [Read more...]
DEC Tickets Livingston County Hunters for Bad Tagging
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Environmental Conservation Police (ECOs) ticketed several local hunters for deer tagging violations. According to a press release from the DEC, ECO Brian Wade followed up on several deer season violations from the 2016 season. On March 18 and 19, ECO Wade’s first investigation resulted in an individual being issued a ticket for using his girlfriend's tag to take whitetail buck. The second investigation resulted in … [Read more...]
Cops Find No Deer Involved in Leicester Tree Crash
LEICESTER – Despite a driver's insisting that hitting a deer led to his harmless crash with a tree on Tuesday, investigating New York State Troopers found no evidence that he had actually struck a deer. The investigating Trooper said that the driver was southbound on River Road a little too fast when he ran off the road and struck the tree just north of Jones Bridge Road at about 2:10 p.m. The driver was uninjured but insisted, sometimes … [Read more...]
Man Swears He Hit Deer Before Tree in Leicester
LEICESTER – A driver insists that his truck struck a deer before leaving the roadway and striking a tree on River Road Tuesday afternoon. According to first responders on scene, the truck is believed to have been southbound on River Road when it ran off the road and struck the tree just north of Jones Bridge Road at about 2:10 p.m. Police are currently investigating and may find that the driver did indeed strike a deer. The driver was not … [Read more...]
Avon Loses Protected Piebald Deer to Car
UPDATE: Avon Misses Piebald Doe Struck by Car AVON – A deer that hunters vowed not to shoot was killed by a passing car sometime between Wednesday night and early Thursday morning. The piebald doe was seen many times by lucky individuals around the area of Fowlerville Road and the Kraft-Heinz plant and appreciated for its unusual beauty. "The hunters were all saying they weren't going to shoot it," said Kara Temperato on Wadsworth … [Read more...]
EMAIL TO THE SUN: ‘Avon Deer Shooting is Morally Despicable’
The following is an email submitted by Ashley Pankratz to the GeneseeSun.com for publication. The attitudes and ideas expressed below should not be interpreted as the opinion of the GeneseeSun.com. When the Village of Avon surveyed its 3,394 residents to assess public opinion on the presence of deer within village limits, only 351 responded—a strong indication that most are not bothered by the deer with whom they share their community. … [Read more...]
No Opposition Heard at Avon’s Village Deer Harvest Presentation
AVON – No dissenters spoke as the Deer Management Committee publicly presented their plan to coordinate regulated annual deer culling in the Village. The committee, consisting of Don Mastin, Kevin Allen, Chris Connie, Scott Gage, Herb Jones, Chuck Kanty, Trustee Rob Hayes, Avon Police Officer Joe Geer, and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) representative Art Kirsch, presented the main points of the harvest plan designed to … [Read more...]
Early Bow Season Opens Oct. 1 in Livingston County
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos announced that early bowhunting seasons for deer in New York State will be starting soon. According to a press release from the DEC, early bow season for deer and bear begins in the Southern Zone on Oct. 1 and continues through Nov 18. "Hunting opportunities in New York have never been better and the start of hunting season is an … [Read more...]