DEC Announces Deer Management Meeting

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that a public meeting will be held on Thursday, Nov. 12, to solicit public input on the management of the state's deer resource. The meeting will take place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Region 2 Annex, located at 11-15 47th Avenue, Long Island City.

DEC is holding a statewide series of meetings designed to help prioritize the issues that are most important to New York's deer hunters and the public. Similar to previous efforts held in 2000, 2002, and 2005, the meetings will provide hunters and other members of the public the opportunity to participate in New York's long range deer management planning, provide an update on the status of the state's deer herd, and an overview of DEC's deer management programs. In addition, it will highlight the current challenges in deer management, identify current issues and concerns of deer hunters and the public, and solicit input from deer hunters and the public to prioritize key issues needing to be addressed.

The public can provide emailed and written comments through DEC's website.

DEC will summarize the input received during these meetings and focus management attention on the key issues identified. DEC intends to then craft a survey for deer hunters to get additional feedback on specific ways to address issues related to potential hunting regulation changes. Results from the survey will help guide DEC in future changes to the deer program.

DATE: Thursday, November 12, 2009
TIME: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
PLACE: Region 2 Annex, 11-15 47th Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101

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