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Friday, July 19th, 2024

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Friday, July 19th, 2024

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Sportsmen Since 1967

New York DEC guarding against Avian Influenza as pheasant farm, stocking rebound

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is taking steps to try and ensure that its pheasant propagation and stocking program does not suffer from a similar situation as last year when there was an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) at the Reynolds Game Farm near Ithaca. (Stock photo)

Almost a year ago, New York’s popular pheasant propagation and stocking program, which annually provides more than 30,000 adult ringnecks for upland hunting enthusiasts statewide, was in jeopardy after a disease outbreak at the state’s lone game farm.
This year, the state Department of Environmental Conservation is taking steps to try and ensure that near crisis doesn’t happen again.

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