The Department of Environmental Conservation is urging St. Lawrence County deer hunters to harvest more female deer this hunting season, saying higher deer populations can harm wildlife habitat, …
This item is available in full to subscribers.
To continue reading, you will need to either log in to your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.
If you are a digital subscriber with an active, online-only subscription then you already have an account here. Just reset your password if you've not yet logged in to your account on this new site.
Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing.
Please log in to continue |
The Department of Environmental Conservation is urging St. Lawrence County deer hunters to harvest more female deer this hunting season, saying higher deer populations can harm wildlife habitat, increase disease risks and contribute to vehicle collisions.
The DEC’s “Choose A Doe” campaign encourages hunters to apply for Deer Management Permits and harvest antlerless deer to help keep populations in balance with available habitat.
Before 2015, New York hunters consistently harvested more antlerless deer than adult bucks. In recent seasons, however, onl...