Wild pheasant populations have plummeted in New York (as they have in much of the East) over the last few decades, leading the state Department of Environmental Conservation to stock thousands of ...
Some lawmakers hope to end a program that is meant to introduce children to field sports but that critics say makes the birds easy targets, if they don’t die another way. By Corey Kilgannon Dead ...
New York state lawmakers are going after an unexpected political issue: pen-raised pheasants. The bill, known as New York A888, was introduced on January 8, 2025 by three democratic assemblymembers: ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The New York State DEC has announced that the regular hunting season for pheasants will being on Saturday, October 19 in WNY. Approximately 4,750 adult ring-necked pheasants will be ...
The leaves are beginning to turn colors in Upstate New York, and that means small game hunting is heating up. From waterfowl and upland gamebirds, to squirrels and rabbits, most small game and ...