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Accomplishments
13.Oppose anti’s attempts to promote use of contraceptives to control deer herds.
Legislative Accomplishments
2.Established legislative E-Mail Alert System. 5.Promoted the harvest of antlerless deer to assist the DEC in management objectives. 6.Establish urban deer management archery hunts in various parts of the state - Irondequoit, Painted Post and Albany, NY; while preserving and promoting other programs in Westchester & Suffolk Counties.
7.Use of Deer Management Permits (DMP’s) during southern zone early bow season: Specific
Accomplishments; * successful northern zone deer hunters will have more flexibility to hunt in multiple seasons statewide. * low fees for junior hunters & trappers * allow use of DMP’s for junior archers & no extra fee charged * junior archers can hunt during all the “regular” firearm seasons with either sex tag * residents who purchase lifetime, big game licenses and move out-of-state can now purchase other big game licenses at resident fee rates Fall 2002
* supported passage of DEC Automated License System (DECALS) expanded use of DMP’s during the entire length of southern zone early bow season * big game hunters can consign up to two DMP’s to other hunters * hunters who have tagged-out may continue to participate in the hunt for the remainder of the big game seasons as long as they do not attempt to shoot at another deer * expand use of DMAPS from 2 to 4 tags per hunter in Regions 8 & 9 Fall 2004 * add 17 days to the Westchester Co.archery-only season (Nov. 1st to Oct. 15th) * allow for use of DMP’s during archery seasons by non-resident hunters * passage of venison donation fund bill, allowing for volunteer contribution of $1 when purchasing sporting licenses NYB was instrumental in participating in the Future of Deer Hunting meetings held by the DEC. These meetings and subsequent bill approval by the governor resulted in the following; * big game hunters can consign up to two DMP’s to other hunters * hunters who have tagged-out may continue to participate in the hunt for the remainder of the big game seasons as long as they do not attempt to shoot at another deer NYB at Work in Iraq Tupper Lake Archer and NYB Region 5 Representative, Mike Savage, spearheaded an effort to get targets and equipment donated and sent to the troops in Iraq. Mike started the project after reading a letter in the January-February issue of Bowhunter magazine, written by Major Robert Gwinner of the U.S. Army's 8th Infantry, 1st Battalion. In the letter, Maj. Gwinner stated that he was building a small bow range adjacent to his unit's small-arms practice range. He also described archery as "a good break for our soldiers." Mike responded to Maj. Gwinner by e-mail and stated that the Tupper Lake Archers wanted to donate a target and he then inquired about what other archery items the troops needed to complete their archery range. Very soon an e-mail was received with a wish list that included arrows, field tips, practice broadheads, releases, targets and other gear. Through Mike’s efforts, donations of cash and merchandise came pouring in and several packages of archery related gear found their way into Iraq. The result is a range at the forward position of a fire zone; currently home for these heroes. The infantry men in the photos below were on duty in Balad Iraq, about 50 miles north of Baghdad in the middle of the Sunni Triangle.
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Letters Of Thanks From Our Troops
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