In This Issue:

• New Trout Catch & Release Season for Inland Streams
• Trout Catch & Release Tips
• Fishing Safely in Streams
• Plan Your Trout Fishing Trip
• Setting the Record Straight on Artificial Bait

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The state DEC on Thursday confirmed Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Nassau, Oswego, Suffolk, and Ulster counties. DEC is tracking suspected cases in Albany, Jefferson, Oneida, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Sullivan, and Westchester counties. To date, the DEC has received reports of approximately 700 dead deer.

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• Hunting out of state?
  Check the latest rules to reduce spreading Chronic Wasting Disease
• Bowhunting Updates
  Bow season opens on October 1st in the Southern Zone.  Crossbow hunters are required to possess a muzzleloader certificate.

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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that most small game hunting seasons open on Friday, Oct. 1, across New York State.

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