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DEC to release adult pheasants in Canton, Louisville, and Macomb

Posted 9/27/15

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is releasing 30,000 young pheasants In St. Lawrence County and around New York State. Many will be set loose in Canton, at the Upper and Lower Lakes …

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DEC to release adult pheasants in Canton, Louisville, and Macomb

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The state Department of Environmental Conservation is releasing 30,000 young pheasants In St. Lawrence County and around New York State.

Many will be set loose in Canton, at the Upper and Lower Lakes Wildlife Management Area; in Louisville, at the Wilson Hill Wildlife Management Area; and in Macomb, at Fish Creek Wildlife Management Area.

This is in preparation for the upcoming state pheasant hunting season.

Junior hunters 12 to 15 years old were able to hunt the birds this weekend. For that, pheasants were to be released on selected release sites across the state to provide ample opportunities for junior hunters.

All pheasant hunting rules and regulations remain in effect during the youth hunt.

The Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program provides additional opportunities for pheasant hunters. This was developed in the early 1900s to provide day-old pheasant chicks to cooperating 4-H groups and sportsmen and sportswomen.

The young birds are distributed in May and June. Cooperators incur all costs associated with rearing the birds, including feed, water, utilities and facility construction. The birds are raised to adulthood and released on lands open to public hunting before the season opens.

This year, approximately 40,000 pheasant chicks were distributed statewide as part of this program.

Anyone interested in raising and releasing pheasants can contact DEC's Reynolds Game Farm at (607) 273-2768.