FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE05-25
May
18, 2005
Contact:
Ian Michaels
(718) 595-6600
DEP
Rewards Lottery Winners For Doe Harvest
Nearly
10,000 hunters eligible with DEP Hunting Tags on over 32,000
acres of City land
New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner
Emily Lloyd announced today that six hunters were selected as random
winners in the DEP’s 2004 doe harvest program. Hunters who
took doe on DEP lands and reported it to the DEP were eligible,
and the selected hunters will each receive a Petzl headlamp and
a copy of the book Amazing Venison Recipes, signed by
author Jim Zumbo.
“This past season the DEP had over 32,000 acres open for
hunting in seven counties. Doe harvest helps control overbrowsing
of young trees and other plants in the watershed,” said Commissioner
Lloyd. “Hunters contribute to water supply protection by
limiting the number of does, and for that we wanted to provide
an incentive. Thanks to everyone who participated.”
DEP issued 9,767 hunting tags this past season, with most of
the recipients indicating that they live outside of the watershed.
Only 6,377 tags were issued for the 2003 hunting season, representing
an over 50 percent increase for 2004.
The top areas for DEP hunting tags were Mid-Hudson with 2,985;
Westchester 2,068; New York City 1,276; Long Island 1,175; Syracuse
1,027; Albany 520; and New Jersey 321. Over 200 tags were issued
to hunters in Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Other hunters received
DEP tags as far away as Massachusetts, Delaware, Florida, Maryland,
Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina.
“While there is a trend of more private lands being closed
to hunters, the City continues to increase the amount of land available
and helps make the area more attractive to outsiders,” said
Lloyd. “In all, the DEP has around 72,000 acres open for
public recreation. Much of that land used to be private and closed
to the public.”
One hunter was chosen from each county where DEP hosts hunting
(no entries were received from Greene County). The six randomly
chosen winners, their hometowns and the counties where they took
doe are:
Andrew Jackson, Walton, Delaware |
Joel Riotto, Demarest, Ulster |
Daniel Evans, Glens Falls, Schoharie |
Peter Donath, Livingston Manor, Sullivan |
Robert Spash, West Harrison, Westchester |
Vincent Bernard, Kent Lakes, Putnam |
More information is available at nyc.gov/watershed.