{"id":3295,"date":"2018-01-17T12:10:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T17:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=3295"},"modified":"2018-01-17T12:10:56","modified_gmt":"2018-01-17T17:10:56","slug":"nys-dec-accepting-applications-for-pheasant-release-program-applications-due-by-march-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2018\/01\/17\/nys-dec-accepting-applications-for-pheasant-release-program-applications-due-by-march-25\/","title":{"rendered":"NYS\/DEC accepting applications for pheasant release program applications due by March 25"},"content":{"rendered":"

Press release<\/p>\n

The opening of the application period for the cooperative Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program to enhance opportunities for pheasant hunting in New York has begun, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today. The program provides pheasant hunting opportunities through a partnership among DEC, hunters, 4-H youth groups, and landowners interested in rearing and releasing pheasants.<\/p>\n

The Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program began in the early 1900s and is funded through the State Conservation Fund, which is supported by license fees paid by hunters, trappers, and anglers.<\/p>\n

Pheasant eggs and chicks were distributed to farmers and rural youth in the program’s early days. Today, day-old chicks are available at no cost to participants that are able to provide a brooding facility, a covered outdoor rearing pen, and an adequate release site. Approved applicants will receive the day-old chicks in April, May, or June. No chicks obtained through the Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program can be released on private shooting preserves, and all release sites must be approved in advance by DEC and must be open for public pheasant hunting opportunities.<\/p>\n

Daily care is necessary to monitor the health of the birds and to ensure there is adequate feed and water for the rapidly growing chicks. The pheasants may be released beginning when they are eight weeks old and no later than Dec. 1. Individuals interested in these programs should contact their nearest DEC regional office (please refer to offices listed below) for applications and additional information.<\/p>\n

In 2017, DEC distributed more than 34,500 day-old pheasant chicks to qualified 4-H and sportsmen and sportswomen applicants. Applications must be filed with a DEC regional wildlife manager by March 25, 2018 (see contact information below). A “Pheasant Rearing Guide<\/a>” and applications are available on DEC’s website.<\/p>\n

R1 – Nassau and Suffolk counties:
\nSUNY at Stony Brook
\n50 Circle Road
\nStony Brook, NY 11790
\n(631) 444-0310<\/p>\n

R3 – Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties:
\n21 South Putt Corners Rd.
\nNew Paltz, NY 12561
\n(845) 256-3098<\/p>\n

R4 – Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schenectady and Schoharie counties:
\n65561 State Hwy 10, Suite 1
\nStamford, NY 12167
\n(607) 652-7367<\/p>\n

R5 – Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties:
\n1115 Route 86, PO Box 296
\nRay Brook, NY 12977
\n(518) 897-1291<\/p>\n

R6 – Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida and St. Lawrence counties:
\n317 Washington Street
\nWatertown, NY 13601
\n315-785-2263<\/p>\n

R7 – Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga and Tompkins counties:
\n1285 Fisher Ave. Cortland, NY 13045
\n(607) 753-3095 x 247<\/p>\n

R8 – Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates counties:
\n6274 East Avon-Lima Rd.
\nAvon, NY 14414
\n(585) 226-5380<\/p>\n

R9 – Allegany, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie, Niagara and Wyoming counties:
\n182 East Union, Suite 3
\nAllegany, NY 14706-1328
\n(716) 372-0645<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Press release The opening of the application period for the cooperative Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program to enhance opportunities for pheasant hunting in New York has begun, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today. The program provides pheasant hunting opportunities through a partnership among DEC, hunters, 4-H \u2026<\/p>\n

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