04/20/2025
April 15, 2025 Minutes
Clubs Present= Galway, Clifton Park, Fish House and Foot Hills Trappers, Kaydeross
Next Meeting= May 20, Same Place, Same Time
This Council sponsored 6 kids to Camp Colby and Pack Forest this year.
While on the subject of kids!!!!!
The Annual 4H Kids Fishing Contest Sponsored by Saratoga County and the Town of Milton will be
held on May 10 at the 4H training Center on Middle Line Rd.
Great Breakfast cooked by the 4H Senior Conservationists 6:30 am-11am ( Scrambled eggs, Bacon,
Sausage, Home Fries, Pancakes and toast. All you can eat. Coffee and hot chocolate free. Chow is $8
bucks for adults, $5 bucks for senile citizens. ( me and the senior conservationists ) Kids 4 to 12 $5
bucks. Kids under 4 are free. Kids entering the fishing contest must be from Saratoga County. You
Club Members be there to help---And drag your little terrorists with you. WE NEED HELP ALL
ARE WELCOME !!! and a big thanks to Barbara Kerr from the town. (hard worker )
DEC=Brush Ban still in effect till May 14.
Hochul appoints a new DEC commissioner. Her name is Amanda Lefton from where else--Down
State. She is known to lean towards environmental issues with her mission is to deliver clean air
and water for us. Not to bad as we all need this but I wonder what her stance will be on lead ammo.
Our ECOs got 2 guys on Lake George with no license and to many perch. !9 over the 50 limit.
CFAB=( February Minutes ) Discussed the 12 and 13 year old deer hunter program (DEC would
like to see it be made permanent) Also a regulatory proposal to allow kids who were successful to
bag a deer get a additional tag to continue to hunt during the regular season. They talked about the
bill to close the pheasant farm. Hope it dies in committee.
They are trying to figure out how to spend the 4 billion from the bond act, So far they are proposing
fixing up stream restoration and are looking for anyone out there with ideas for a project. funding is
now available.
NYS Outdoor news= Dont forget the safe boating course that you must have when operating any
kind of a boat with a motor.
Pistol Permit holder ust renew every 3 years now, ( DONT FORGET ) to check your status go on
www,firearms.troopers.ny.gov/precert and put in your certification number.
Bill before our legislators ( A01229/S05402 ) to protect migrating wolves that are coming in from
Canada. All coyotes and wolves be tagged by a DEC ECO. Next any animal weighting over 50
pounds will have to be DNA tested by the DEC to see if its a wolf and if it is, they might just ban all
trapping and hunting of them in the area where it was taken. How big and how long will this area
be closed and where is the money going to come from.
Another bill (A5611/S5974) will force all gun owners to have 1 million dollar liability insurance and
for each gun you own. I dont think there will be to many insurance companies out there that can
write this type of coverage and at what cost.
You know and can count on Queen Hochul to sign both
Henry Fi****ms is leaving New Jersey for a more friendly gun state. They are moving to northern
Wisconsin which I thought was a liberal communist democrat controlled state.
Youth Spring Turkey Hunt is this coming April 26-27. Lot of rules apply for the kids so be aware.
Word is out that the DEC might be shutting down or at least refuse to participate in the Region 5
FWMB. I dont think they can legally shut it down as the FWMB act was created by the NYS
Legislators--not the DEC. I heard they are bitching about the FWMB not taking enough action on
access for sportsmen. Where are they with the situation in Vishers Ferry where we are locked out
of hunting on STATE OWNED LANDS. Also why are we in Saratoga County being held hostage in
finding land owners along the Kaydeross Crick to give written permission to walk on their land to
fish or the DEC will not stock that part of the crick. What land owner is going to give signed
permission for the public to use their land.
Thats all folks=====Wife made, Home made chocolate chip cookies and coffee for after the
meeting
