NYS DEC Hudson Valley Pheasant Program Returns for 2021
The tradition is about 100 years old and will continue again in 2021. Today, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) announced that March 25, 2021 is the deadline to be part of this year s Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program.
The NYS DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos sent the news out today that the annual Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program will be taking application now through March 25th for people who are interested and also qualified to raise Pheasants that will need to be released later this year. The program is designed to help boost New York state s fall pheasant hunting. The NYS DEC has partnered with landowners, 4-H groups and hunters to bring this program together.