LIVINGSTON COUNTY – In a partnership system that was hatched about a hundred years ago, state agencies are once again offering free pheasant chicks to residents on the ground, to be raised and released into the wild. A press release from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation calls the system 'a partnership among DEC, hunters, 4-H youth groups, and landowners interested in rearing and releasing pheasants.' The 'Day-Old … [Read more...]