LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) reminds hunters to report all deer, turkey and bear kills to help wildlife professionals track wildlife population growth. One of a series of press releases leading up to the opening of gun season for deer and bear reiterates that hunters and trappers' harvest reports are the DEC's way of monitoring wildlife populations to ensure that they will be preserved for future … [Read more...]
DEC Turkey Trappers Seek Landowners to Lend a Wing with Research
NYLON – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is seeking landowners who are willing to help ongoing research into the drastic statewide decline in turkey populations. According to a press release from Acting DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos, from January to March 2016 the DEC will start capturing wild turkey hens and fit them with leg bands to obtain accurate data on survival and harvest. A small number of these birds will … [Read more...]
Gobble Up Organic Mount Morris Turkeys and Chickens this Christmas
MOUNT MORRIS – A local couple are offering their locally grown, free range turkeys, chickens, Cornish hens, and hams for sale for the holidays, giving Livingston County residents a chance to shop local, healthy and delicious. Steve and Jodi Lyn Teed at Beau Teed Farm raise their animals at 6785 Creek Road in Mount Morris, following a strict policy of no chemicals, no antibiotics, and no steroids. Their biggest buyers are not individuals but … [Read more...]
DEC Asks for Community’s Help with Wild Turkey Observations
NYLON – The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is encouraging New Yorkers to participate in a survey for wild turkeys throughout the month of August. According to a press release from the DEC, citizen science efforts provide wildlife managers with invaluable data and give the public the opportunity to partner with DEC to help monitor New York’s wildlife resources. Participants can record observations of turkeys … [Read more...]
DEC Asks for Public Comment on Deer, Turkey and Fisher Regulations
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is reaching out to the public for comment on changes to deer and turkey hunting and fisher trapping regulations statewide. According to a press release from the DEC, the DEC is now accepting public comments through June 29 on three regulatory proposals for hunting and trapping of wild turkey, deer and fisher. Pending review of public comments on each of these proposals, … [Read more...]