I’m always interested in the hunting stats when they come out.
Things I noted in the data:

• 521 Black Bears were harvested in the Adirondacks in 2010.
• 2010 Calculated NYS Legal Deer Take is 230,100 (a lot of venison)
• City of Plattsburgh had 8 Bucks Harvested?
• Big spike in 2003 for a record of 1,370 Adirondack Bears harvested
• Deer take also peaked around 2003 (what happened in 2003?)
• St Lawrence is the top county with 97 Bears taken

“Deer hunters play a crucial role, benefiting all New Yorkers, by helping to maintain deer numbers at levels that are ecologically and socially appropriate, and we appreciate their participation,” Commissioner Martens said.

I guess socially appropriate means those deer are in the wrong place.

I’m loaded for Beer.

Here are links to the fastest publishers of the two press releases:
Deer season stats released
DEC announces 2010 bear hunting results