New York’s deer and bear shotgun hunting season begins Saturday in New York’s Southern zone. DEC reminds hunters that legal hours for big game hunting across the state are from official sunrise to sunset. In 2018, 13 hunting-related shooting incidents were reported in New York. In 1966, there were 166 incidents,
13 of which were fatal. The local economy picks up as out of area hunters flow in
to the area.– By Michael Baldwin
