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Wednesday, March 5, 2007 (518) 402-8000
DEC INVITES HUNTER INPUT ON FALL 2008-09 WATERFOWL SEASONS
Task Forces to Help Set Season Dates for Waterfowl Hunting in New York
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today invited waterfowl hunters to submit recommendations to regional Waterfowl Hunter Task Forces for the dates of the Fall 2008-09 duck hunting seasons.
New York State is divided into five waterfowl hunting zones: Western, Southeastern, Northeastern, Lake Champlain, and Long Island. DEC recently appointed task forces for each zone (except Lake Champlain, see below) to make recommendations for the Fall 2008 hunting seasons. Each task force includes representatives from the state Conservation Council, established waterfowl hunting organizations, and individual waterfowl hunters who were chosen to provide a broad range of input.
Task force members act as representatives of all duck hunters in each zone, and collectively recommend opening and closing dates (and split seasons if desired) and a Youth Waterfowl Hunting Weekend that best satisfy the diverse interests in their zone. The recommended dates must be within federal guidelines established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For Fall 2008-09, DEC biologists expect the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to allow a 60-day duck season, split into no more than two segments per zone, and opening no earlier than September 27 and closing no later than January 25.
DEC established hunter task forces in 1997 to help set duck hunting season dates for areas of the state where hunter preferences vary widely. Federal regulations limit the number of days that duck seasons can be open, and these Waterfowl Hunter Task Forces have helped DEC establish season dates that provide balanced opportunities for waterfowl hunting in each region of the state.
Waterfowl hunters can participate in the season-setting process by providing duck season suggestions to any task force member on or before April 3. Names and contact information for all task force members are attached. Comments can be provided by mail, telephone, or e-mail. DEC?s website has a special link for hunter input on waterfowl seasons; go to the Migratory Game Bird Seasons page (http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/28503.html) and click on the tab labeled ?2008/09 Waterfowl Season Input?. The comment due date is important because the task forces will meet in April and DEC plans to announce tentative duck hunting season dates in June, allowing hunters time to make vacation plans.
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Input on hunting seasons for other migratory game birds, including Canada geese, snow geese, brant, and woodcock, should be submitted by April 30 to any member of DEC?s season-setting team. Names and contact information for those staff are also attached.
Fall 2008-09 waterfowl seasons will be based largely on task force recommendations. However, seasons in the Lake Champlain Zone will continue to be set by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Management Board, with consultation from DEC and input from hunters in New York and Vermont. Although there is no formal task force for this zone, sportsmen and women can send their input to any DEC season-setting team members on the attached list.
Descriptions of New York State?s waterfowl hunting zones can be found on the DEC website at www.dec.ny.gov and are listed in DEC?s Waterfowl Hunting Guide. The tentative waterfowl hunting season dates will be posted on the DEC website and announced by news release in June.
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WATERFOWL SEASON TASK FORCES
(in alphabetical order, contact anyone on the list)
2008 WESTERN ZONE TASK FORCE
NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE & E-MAIL
JIM ADRIANCE
(Southeastern Area) 1930 COLE PLACE
VESTAL NY 13850 607-768-1528 (h)
607-779-5298 (w)
[email protected]
KEN ALFES
(NYSCC-R8) 10604 TOWNLINE RD
DARIEN CENTER NY 14040 585-547-3579
[email protected]
JOHN ARMITAGE
(FingerLakes & WNY Waterfowl Assn) 8195 WARNER RD
LEROY NY 14482 585-721-8386
[email protected]
RON FALKOWSKI
(Central NY Waterfowlers) 767 NICHOLS PT RD
BRIDGEPORT NY 13030 315-633-9567
[email protected]
JIM FARRELL
(Southwestern Area) 8892 PECOR ST, BOX 87
PORTLAND NY 14769-0087 716-792-9041
[email protected]
TOM HASKELL
(South Central Area) 383 WALSH RD
WELLSBURG NY 14894 607-481-0251
[email protected]
BILL HOWELL
(Niagara Frontier Area) 5859 STINSON RD
ARCADE NY 14009 585-496-5162
[email protected]
PAUL NIEDZIELSKI
(Canandaigua Lake Duck Hunters) 3314 DISINGER RD
WATERLOO NY 13165 315-568-6871 (h)
585-730-9340 (c)
[email protected]
DENNIS RHOADS
(NYSCC-R7) 7219 HATFIELD RD
CORTLAND NY 13045 607-756-8752
[email protected]
NICK WANSHA
(Lake Plains Waterfowl Assoc) 90 KEARNEY DR
ROCHESTER NY 14617 585-482-4594
[email protected]
KEN ZOLNOWSKI
(NYSCC-R 9) 30 DANBURY DR
CHEEKTOWAGA NY 14225 716-836-2239 (h)
716-204-5153 (w)
[email protected]
2008 SOUTHEASTERN ZONE TASK FORCE
NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE & E-MAIL
BILL ALEXANDER
(Lower Hudson Area) 170 CLINTON CORNERS RD
SALT POINT NY 12578 845-266-5747
DOUG CARR
(Central NY Wildfowlers) 109 ROOSEVELT AVE
CANASTOTA NY 13032 315-633-9564
[email protected]
MARVIN COLE
(NYSCC-R 3) 113 BLACKS RD
KINGSTON NY 12401 845-338-3965
DON LAVALLEY
(NYSCC-R4) 318 UNION ST
HUDSON NY 12534 518-828-0955
[email protected]
VINCE OLECHNOWICZ
(Catskill Area) 258 BRAYMER LN
DELHI NY 13753 607-746-6180
[email protected]
NATHAN PIERUZZI
(Hudson River Waterfowlers) 6 LAWRENCE AVE
COXSACKIE NY 12051 518-731-68
[email protected]
MIKE PODGORSKI
(NYSCC-R7) 2287 FERNDELL RD
CAZENOVIA NY 13035 [email protected]
DAN SPIGNER
(Waterfowl Improvement Assoc) 9 ACADEMY ST
GREENWICH NY 12834 518-692-0017
[email protected]
GENE TERRY
(NYSCC-R5) 9440 ST RT 4
WHITEHALL NY 12887 518-499-0623
GARY WILL
(Chenango Valley Area) 225 RIVER RD
HAMILTON NY 13346 315-691-3168
[email protected]
2008 NORTHEASTERN ZONE TASK FORCE
NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE & E-MAIL
STEVE ANDRUCKIEWICZ
(Saratoga-Lake George) 157 CRAMER RD
BALLSTON SPA NY 12020 518-587-9942
PETE BARNEY
(Northern NY Area) 64 OLD STATE RD
POTSDAM NY 13676 [email protected]
KEVIN BODMER
(Central Adirondacks) 236 KEESE MILLS RD
PAUL SMITHS NY 12970 518-327-3022
[email protected]
BRYAN CAMPBELL
(Central NY Waterfowlers) 5879 RITA LANE
CICERO NY 13039 315-452-9403 315-559-0660-C
[email protected]
DAVE GIBBS
(Waterfowl Improvement Assn) 126 VAUGHN RD
HUDSON FALLS NY 12839 518-747-0207
[email protected]
TOM HUMBERSTONE
(North Central Area) 2081 COON HILL RD
SKANEATELES NY 13152 315-685-6819
JOHN IRELAND
(Northeastern Adirondacks) 64 WALLACE HILL RD
PLATTSBURGH NY 12901 519-561-6962
[email protected]
NICK MCNAMARA
(Waterfowl USA) 1125 CO RT 14
RENSSELAER FALLS NY 13680 315-344-6580
[email protected]
BILL SAIFF III
(Ontario-St Lawrence) PO BOX 111
BROWNVILLE NY 13615 315-782-4665
[email protected]
KURT SNYDER
(Oneida Lake Assoc) 6429 LONG POINT RD
BREWERTON NY 13029 315-668-9156
GENE TERRY
(NYSCC-R5) 9440 ST RT 4
WHITEHALL NY 12887 518-499-0623
JAMES TRACY
(Upper Mohawk) 5525 MARSH RD
LEE CENTER NY 13363 315-337-6829
2008 LONG ISLAND ZONE TASK FORCE
NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE & E-MAIL
JOHN ADAMS
(South Shore Waterfowlers Assn) 30 DIANE DR
MANORVILLE NY 11949 631-874-7459 (h)
631-828-0106
[email protected]
RON APOSTLE
(Oyster Pond R&G Club) 24850 MAIN RD
ORIENT NY 11957 631-323-2463
[email protected]
SAB CAPONI
(Matinecock Rod & Gun Club) 2708 ELM DR
NO BELLMORE NY 11710 516-781-9266
[email protected]
JAMES IANNACONE
(Peconic River Sportsmen Club) 275 ISLIP BLVD
ISLIP TERRACE NY 11752 631-581-2977
[email protected]
STEVE LAURINO
(Manhasset Bay Sports Club) 9 CORCHAUG AVE
PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050 516-729-9189
[email protected]
JIM MANGANO
(East Hampton Waterfowlers) 30 HIGHPOINT RD
E HAMPTON NY 11937 631-324-7242
RICH OTTERSTEDT
(Suffolk Co Alliance of Sports) 18 ASHFORD DR
LAKE GROVE NY 11755 631-585-1213
[email protected]
RON SINEO
(NYSCC - R1) 10 RUTHERFORD ST
ST JAMES NY 11780 631-862-8518
[email protected]
DEC WATERFOWL SEASON SETTING TEAM
LISA MASI
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 1 SUNY, BLDG 40, LOOP RD
STONY BROOK NY 11790 631-444-0309
PATRICIA VISSERING
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 3 21 SO PUTT CORNERS RD
NEW PALTZ NY 12561 845-256-3088
BILL SHARICK
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 4 65561 ST HWY 10
STAMFORD NY 12167 607-652-7367
JOHN O'CONNOR
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 5 ROUTE 86, PO BOX 296
RAY BROOK NY 12977 518-897-1296
STEVE HEERKENS
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 6 207 GENESEE ST
UTICA NY 13501 315-793-2556
BRUCE MANUEL
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 7 1285 FISHER AVE
CORTLAND NY 13045 607-753-3095
JIM ECKLER
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 8 6274 EAST AVON-LIMA RD
AVON NY 14414 585-226-5458
MIKE ERMER
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 9 182 EAST UNION ST
ALLEGANY NY 14706 716-372-0645
CONNIE ADAMS
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 9 270 MICHIGAN AVE
BUFFALO NY 14203 716-851-7010
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Wednesday, March 5, 2007 (518) 402-8000
DEC INVITES HUNTER INPUT ON FALL 2008-09 WATERFOWL SEASONS
Task Forces to Help Set Season Dates for Waterfowl Hunting in New York
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today invited waterfowl hunters to submit recommendations to regional Waterfowl Hunter Task Forces for the dates of the Fall 2008-09 duck hunting seasons.
New York State is divided into five waterfowl hunting zones: Western, Southeastern, Northeastern, Lake Champlain, and Long Island. DEC recently appointed task forces for each zone (except Lake Champlain, see below) to make recommendations for the Fall 2008 hunting seasons. Each task force includes representatives from the state Conservation Council, established waterfowl hunting organizations, and individual waterfowl hunters who were chosen to provide a broad range of input.
Task force members act as representatives of all duck hunters in each zone, and collectively recommend opening and closing dates (and split seasons if desired) and a Youth Waterfowl Hunting Weekend that best satisfy the diverse interests in their zone. The recommended dates must be within federal guidelines established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For Fall 2008-09, DEC biologists expect the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to allow a 60-day duck season, split into no more than two segments per zone, and opening no earlier than September 27 and closing no later than January 25.
DEC established hunter task forces in 1997 to help set duck hunting season dates for areas of the state where hunter preferences vary widely. Federal regulations limit the number of days that duck seasons can be open, and these Waterfowl Hunter Task Forces have helped DEC establish season dates that provide balanced opportunities for waterfowl hunting in each region of the state.
Waterfowl hunters can participate in the season-setting process by providing duck season suggestions to any task force member on or before April 3. Names and contact information for all task force members are attached. Comments can be provided by mail, telephone, or e-mail. DEC?s website has a special link for hunter input on waterfowl seasons; go to the Migratory Game Bird Seasons page (http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/28503.html) and click on the tab labeled ?2008/09 Waterfowl Season Input?. The comment due date is important because the task forces will meet in April and DEC plans to announce tentative duck hunting season dates in June, allowing hunters time to make vacation plans.
(MORE)
-2-
Input on hunting seasons for other migratory game birds, including Canada geese, snow geese, brant, and woodcock, should be submitted by April 30 to any member of DEC?s season-setting team. Names and contact information for those staff are also attached.
Fall 2008-09 waterfowl seasons will be based largely on task force recommendations. However, seasons in the Lake Champlain Zone will continue to be set by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Management Board, with consultation from DEC and input from hunters in New York and Vermont. Although there is no formal task force for this zone, sportsmen and women can send their input to any DEC season-setting team members on the attached list.
Descriptions of New York State?s waterfowl hunting zones can be found on the DEC website at www.dec.ny.gov and are listed in DEC?s Waterfowl Hunting Guide. The tentative waterfowl hunting season dates will be posted on the DEC website and announced by news release in June.
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(MORE)
WATERFOWL SEASON TASK FORCES
(in alphabetical order, contact anyone on the list)
2008 WESTERN ZONE TASK FORCE
NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE & E-MAIL
JIM ADRIANCE
(Southeastern Area) 1930 COLE PLACE
VESTAL NY 13850 607-768-1528 (h)
607-779-5298 (w)
[email protected]
KEN ALFES
(NYSCC-R8) 10604 TOWNLINE RD
DARIEN CENTER NY 14040 585-547-3579
[email protected]
JOHN ARMITAGE
(FingerLakes & WNY Waterfowl Assn) 8195 WARNER RD
LEROY NY 14482 585-721-8386
[email protected]
RON FALKOWSKI
(Central NY Waterfowlers) 767 NICHOLS PT RD
BRIDGEPORT NY 13030 315-633-9567
[email protected]
JIM FARRELL
(Southwestern Area) 8892 PECOR ST, BOX 87
PORTLAND NY 14769-0087 716-792-9041
[email protected]
TOM HASKELL
(South Central Area) 383 WALSH RD
WELLSBURG NY 14894 607-481-0251
[email protected]
BILL HOWELL
(Niagara Frontier Area) 5859 STINSON RD
ARCADE NY 14009 585-496-5162
[email protected]
PAUL NIEDZIELSKI
(Canandaigua Lake Duck Hunters) 3314 DISINGER RD
WATERLOO NY 13165 315-568-6871 (h)
585-730-9340 (c)
[email protected]
DENNIS RHOADS
(NYSCC-R7) 7219 HATFIELD RD
CORTLAND NY 13045 607-756-8752
[email protected]
NICK WANSHA
(Lake Plains Waterfowl Assoc) 90 KEARNEY DR
ROCHESTER NY 14617 585-482-4594
[email protected]
KEN ZOLNOWSKI
(NYSCC-R 9) 30 DANBURY DR
CHEEKTOWAGA NY 14225 716-836-2239 (h)
716-204-5153 (w)
[email protected]
2008 SOUTHEASTERN ZONE TASK FORCE
NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE & E-MAIL
BILL ALEXANDER
(Lower Hudson Area) 170 CLINTON CORNERS RD
SALT POINT NY 12578 845-266-5747
DOUG CARR
(Central NY Wildfowlers) 109 ROOSEVELT AVE
CANASTOTA NY 13032 315-633-9564
[email protected]
MARVIN COLE
(NYSCC-R 3) 113 BLACKS RD
KINGSTON NY 12401 845-338-3965
DON LAVALLEY
(NYSCC-R4) 318 UNION ST
HUDSON NY 12534 518-828-0955
[email protected]
VINCE OLECHNOWICZ
(Catskill Area) 258 BRAYMER LN
DELHI NY 13753 607-746-6180
[email protected]
NATHAN PIERUZZI
(Hudson River Waterfowlers) 6 LAWRENCE AVE
COXSACKIE NY 12051 518-731-68
[email protected]
MIKE PODGORSKI
(NYSCC-R7) 2287 FERNDELL RD
CAZENOVIA NY 13035 [email protected]
DAN SPIGNER
(Waterfowl Improvement Assoc) 9 ACADEMY ST
GREENWICH NY 12834 518-692-0017
[email protected]
GENE TERRY
(NYSCC-R5) 9440 ST RT 4
WHITEHALL NY 12887 518-499-0623
GARY WILL
(Chenango Valley Area) 225 RIVER RD
HAMILTON NY 13346 315-691-3168
[email protected]
2008 NORTHEASTERN ZONE TASK FORCE
NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE & E-MAIL
STEVE ANDRUCKIEWICZ
(Saratoga-Lake George) 157 CRAMER RD
BALLSTON SPA NY 12020 518-587-9942
PETE BARNEY
(Northern NY Area) 64 OLD STATE RD
POTSDAM NY 13676 [email protected]
KEVIN BODMER
(Central Adirondacks) 236 KEESE MILLS RD
PAUL SMITHS NY 12970 518-327-3022
[email protected]
BRYAN CAMPBELL
(Central NY Waterfowlers) 5879 RITA LANE
CICERO NY 13039 315-452-9403 315-559-0660-C
[email protected]
DAVE GIBBS
(Waterfowl Improvement Assn) 126 VAUGHN RD
HUDSON FALLS NY 12839 518-747-0207
[email protected]
TOM HUMBERSTONE
(North Central Area) 2081 COON HILL RD
SKANEATELES NY 13152 315-685-6819
JOHN IRELAND
(Northeastern Adirondacks) 64 WALLACE HILL RD
PLATTSBURGH NY 12901 519-561-6962
[email protected]
NICK MCNAMARA
(Waterfowl USA) 1125 CO RT 14
RENSSELAER FALLS NY 13680 315-344-6580
[email protected]
BILL SAIFF III
(Ontario-St Lawrence) PO BOX 111
BROWNVILLE NY 13615 315-782-4665
[email protected]
KURT SNYDER
(Oneida Lake Assoc) 6429 LONG POINT RD
BREWERTON NY 13029 315-668-9156
GENE TERRY
(NYSCC-R5) 9440 ST RT 4
WHITEHALL NY 12887 518-499-0623
JAMES TRACY
(Upper Mohawk) 5525 MARSH RD
LEE CENTER NY 13363 315-337-6829
2008 LONG ISLAND ZONE TASK FORCE
NAME ADDRESS TELEPHONE & E-MAIL
JOHN ADAMS
(South Shore Waterfowlers Assn) 30 DIANE DR
MANORVILLE NY 11949 631-874-7459 (h)
631-828-0106
[email protected]
RON APOSTLE
(Oyster Pond R&G Club) 24850 MAIN RD
ORIENT NY 11957 631-323-2463
[email protected]
SAB CAPONI
(Matinecock Rod & Gun Club) 2708 ELM DR
NO BELLMORE NY 11710 516-781-9266
[email protected]
JAMES IANNACONE
(Peconic River Sportsmen Club) 275 ISLIP BLVD
ISLIP TERRACE NY 11752 631-581-2977
[email protected]
STEVE LAURINO
(Manhasset Bay Sports Club) 9 CORCHAUG AVE
PORT WASHINGTON NY 11050 516-729-9189
[email protected]
JIM MANGANO
(East Hampton Waterfowlers) 30 HIGHPOINT RD
E HAMPTON NY 11937 631-324-7242
RICH OTTERSTEDT
(Suffolk Co Alliance of Sports) 18 ASHFORD DR
LAKE GROVE NY 11755 631-585-1213
[email protected]
RON SINEO
(NYSCC - R1) 10 RUTHERFORD ST
ST JAMES NY 11780 631-862-8518
[email protected]
DEC WATERFOWL SEASON SETTING TEAM
LISA MASI
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 1 SUNY, BLDG 40, LOOP RD
STONY BROOK NY 11790 631-444-0309
PATRICIA VISSERING
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 3 21 SO PUTT CORNERS RD
NEW PALTZ NY 12561 845-256-3088
BILL SHARICK
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 4 65561 ST HWY 10
STAMFORD NY 12167 607-652-7367
JOHN O'CONNOR
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 5 ROUTE 86, PO BOX 296
RAY BROOK NY 12977 518-897-1296
STEVE HEERKENS
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 6 207 GENESEE ST
UTICA NY 13501 315-793-2556
BRUCE MANUEL
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 7 1285 FISHER AVE
CORTLAND NY 13045 607-753-3095
JIM ECKLER
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 8 6274 EAST AVON-LIMA RD
AVON NY 14414 585-226-5458
MIKE ERMER
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 9 182 EAST UNION ST
ALLEGANY NY 14706 716-372-0645
CONNIE ADAMS
[email protected] NYSDEC - REGION 9 270 MICHIGAN AVE
BUFFALO NY 14203 716-851-7010
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