I wonder how trappers feel about NYS DEC's proposal to extend deer season to January 2, 2021. That would be an extension for THIS season in the Southern Zone...Never mind what your syllabus says, this will be for this season...

Get your comments ready...

as a border hugger thats hunted both states for 30 yrs---i still can't figure out the NYSDEC.

Lining up with michigans dream some kinda season going on from sept. 15 to Jan. 2nd.

jeff
Is that bow season?

Your not alone pcr2 we have one messed up system here

I should have added that implements include: bow, muzzy and crossbows for this late season...It will not include additional (new) tags, but filling of unused tags for both antlered and antlerless deer; of course some deer, as we know, will by then be recently antlerless....

And for anyone that lives in a County that is still no Rifle hunting, that will mean hunting Coyotes with Centerfire Rifles; will have to wait until after January 2.

It would be nice if DEC started managing deer. Last year DMP permits were scarce in some units, this year they are a dime a dozen. Do you call this management? I think DEC does a very poor job with this. I oppose the idea.

That is an excellent question CB, do you mind if I jot that one down??

Redknot:

From what I have read in the DEC Regs, Calibers under .223 would be allowed in shotgun only areas when hunting Coyotes during the Big Game season. That leaves just the .17 Centerfire calibers and the .204 Ruger. The little .22 Hornet would be out, and, I am guessing; the .222 Remington because that is .224 bullet diameter.

Our archery/crossbow season runs til the end of Feb here in Arkansas. Very few people take part in the later part of the season.

Another point about Rifle hunting for Coyotes in NYS , in areas that don't allow rifles during any open part of the Big Game season. We were told by the NYDEC during a Coyote Hunting and Trapping seminar ; that Rifles are allowed after the Deer and Bear season completely closed . The interesting part , was that we were told we could use ANY Centerfire caliber for Coyotes. If we want to use a 45-70 to hunt Coyotes , we legally can use that caliber. We just can't use it during the Deer and Bear season.

The insurance companys decide how many Permits are handed out.

Thanks CB, I believe you are right on it about the use of rifles...Another unintended consequence of this ill-thought proposal...

Nothing the NYDEC does makes much sense, they're run by a special brand of stupid....

ENV-36-20-00002-P. . . . . . . . . . . 09/09/21 Deer Hunting Seasons Establish a bow and muzzleloader deer hunting season in the Southern Zone during the Christmas and New Year holiday week

There it is boys and girls................

https://www.dos.ny.gov/info/register/2020/090920.pdf

Thank you for the link Redknot. Its on pages 7-9 if anyone is interested in reading it.

Looks like its for antlered deer only and bow/muzzle loader only.

Fireman, you may be misunderstanding the proposal and the alternatives to the proposal. Yes it is bow and muzzy, but any unfilled tags either sex will be available to the hunter.

Your right Redknot, I was reading the alternatives not what they were proposing. My bad.

I feel that Muzzleloaders and Bow Hunters already get Special benefits. Inclusion of gun hunting might help level the playing field.. I have seen such a zig zag line of deer management as that of the DEC, consequently I have little faith.