The latest Big Game figures from the 2006-7 season have just been released by the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. While I haven’t yet eaten any local bear, the venison steaks earlier this week weren’t bad (it’s an aquired taste).
Check out the detailed reports for some more interesting statistical data. I like the euphemisms “harvest” and “taken”. Also, 29 bear taken in Clinton County – 15 in the towns of Plattsburgh, Peru, and Saranac. Wow!
The Scoreboard
Bear – Total State Harvest 796
Adirondacks – 318
Alleghany – 113
Catskills – 365
Deer – Total State Harvest 189,108
Chronic Wasting Disease – 0
Hunting Accidents – 2006 4th safest on record
Two-party incidents – 19
Self-inflicted – 16
2006 New York State Bear Take by Town and County – PDF
2006 – 2007 New York State Deer Harvest – PDF
