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Hunters Can Help Fight Food InsecurityEach year, DEC partners with the Venison Donation There are many ways a hunter can help feed those less fortunate. You can donate your deer or part of it at a cooperating processor, support your regional food bank monetarily, or make a cash donation to the Venison Donation Coalition when you purchase your hunting license to help offset the cost of processing donated venison. Take Central NY Food Survey For Chance to Win a Grocery Gift CardAre you interested in local food, gardening, hunting, fishing, or foraging? Has COVID-19 changed how you get food for yourself or your family? Researchers at Cornell University are conducting a study to understand how COVID-19 is changing how people in Central New York are interacting with their food sources. You must be over 18 to participate and live in Broome, Cortland, Oswego, Onondaga, Cayuga, or Seneca counties. Please share your experience by following this link to the survey. Survey participants can enter a raffle for one of 20 $50 gift cards to a local grocery. There is also an option to participate in additional follow up research. Don’t have easy access to the internet? Call (607) 319-2517 to have the survey read to you. If English isn’t your preferred language, please request translation by contacting the research team at wild.backyard.food.study@gmail.com or (607) 319-2517. Regular Firearms Season for Deer and Bear Hunting in Southern Zone Starts Nov. 21With the start of New York's most popular big game seasons on the horizon, DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos is encouraging hunters to be safe, have fun, pass up shots on young bucks, and take steps to protect New York's deer from Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Regular Firearms Seasons for Deer and Bear begin Nov. 21
Following the regular deer and bear seasons in the Southern Zone, late bowhunting, and muzzleloading seasons will run from Dec. 14 through 22. Hunters taking part in these special seasons must possess a hunting license and either bowhunting or muzzleloading privileges. In the Northern Zone, the regular deer and bear hunting season opened Oct. 24 and will close at sunset on Dec. 6. The Northern Zone includes the Adirondacks, Tug Hill Plateau, Eastern Lake Ontario Plain, and the Champlain and St. Lawrence valleys. A late bowhunting and muzzleloading season for deer will be open in portions of the Northern Zone from Dec. 7 to 13. Please visit DEC's website for the full news release and to learn more about chronic wasting disease, reporting your harvest, firearm safety, and getting outdoors safely and responsibly during the State's response to COVID-19.
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