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	<description>Working to improve deer management and buck hunting in NY</description>
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		<title>Press Release on DEC Deer Plan June 23, 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  June 23 2011 Sportsmen announced today that they strongly support the NYSDEC Deer Management Plan’s continuation in existing areas and expansion of yearling buck protection for the 2012 season.  The proposed hunting changes will expand the existing yearling buck protection with antler restrictions to include seven additional Wildlife Management Units [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nyswmc.com/blog/press-release-on-dec-deer-plan-june-23-2011/</link>
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		<title>Antler Restrictions-what&#8217;s the point</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NYSWMC has distributed an informational booklet, Antler Restrictions- what’s the point July 2011 across the state that should help hunters in every region understand why Yearly Buck Protection is developing a following. The mailing went to 1600 members of the sporting community and has been well-received. The information it contains should help hunters understand the advantages of such [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nyswmc.com/blog/antler-restrictions-whats-the-point/</link>
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		<title>Yearling Buck Protection With Antler Restrictions Evaluation in NY: Is It Working?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[See our report Yearling Buck Conservation with Antler Restrictions: Is it working in New York? An Assessment and Evaluation of Yearling Buck Protection with Antler Restrictions in New York. The report can be found and cited at: http://www.nyswmc.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/YBP-AR-Evaluation-in-NY-June-2011.pdf Please feel free to distrubute.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nyswmc.com/blog/ybp-ar-evaluation-in-ny-is-it-working/</link>
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		<title>What members are saying: About Yearling Buck Protection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“Once and for all, get yearling buck protection done.  NY has enormous potential given its diversity of habitat and quality of terrain.  All we need is discipline and commitment.” William L. Fayetteville “Would love to see an antler restriction in Unit 3G Dutchess County” Paul H. Verbank “I am behind this 100%” Adam S. Yonkers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nyswmc.com/blog/what-members-are-saying-about-yearling-buck-protection/</link>
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		<title>What members are saying: About NYS Whitetail Management Coalition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“I am so glad to see an organization like this try to help our deer herd here in NY. This is long overdue as year after year we are seeing a genetically inferior deer herd because of the lack of proper deer management. Thank you and good luck.” Thomas J.  Staten Island “I was thrilled [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nyswmc.com/blog/what-members-are-saying-about-nys-whitetail-management-coalition/</link>
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		<title>What members are saying: About “voluntary” Antler Restrictions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[“So many times we let smaller bucks go just to find out the next hunter took it.” Gary N, Schenectady   “I was told by NYSDEC that voluntary AR would work just as well.  I sat in my tree stand on the opening day of Southern Zone big game in 2009, passed up a yearling buck [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nyswmc.com/blog/what-members-are-saying-about-%e2%80%9cvoluntary%e2%80%9d-antler-restrictions/</link>
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		<title>DEC May Revert to Harvesting Yearling Bucks</title>
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		<link>http://www.nyswmc.com/blog/dec-may-revert-to-harvesting-yearling-bucks/</link>
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		<title>Which Buck Would You Like to Harvest?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We all would choose to harvest the adult buck on the right but in New York that is nearly impossible because 7 out of 10 male deer are harvested at 1.5 years old or younger under DEC “management”.  A very small percentage of bucks survive to reach older, mature age classes. Join this group, follow this blog, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.nyswmc.com/blog/hello-world/</link>
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