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General Discussion To Gateway To Airguns => Hunting Gate => : JimH May 24, 2010, 03:43:27 AM

: CHECKLIST OF AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, BIRDS AND MAMMALS OF NEW YORK STATE 
: JimH May 24, 2010, 03:43:27 AM

CHECKLISTOFAMPHIBIANS,REPTILES,BIRDSANDMAMMALSOFNEWYORKSTATE IncludingTheirLegalStatus.

This document lists all of the critters in NYS and there legal status.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/vertchklst0410.pdf (http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pdf/vertchklst0410.pdf)

The official DEC website lists only a few of the unprotected species. This document lists them all. It's currently being updated to include amphibians and reptiles which will become protected.

: RE: CHECKLIST OF AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, BIRDS AND MAMMALS OF NEW YORK STATE 
: airiscool May 24, 2010, 04:19:59 AM

Good find Jim, thanks for posting that !

Paul.

: RE: CHECKLIST OF AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, BIRDS AND MAMMALS OF NEW YORK STATE 
: airiscool May 24, 2010, 04:37:29 AM

Just quickly looked through it and I was surprised that I could not find Starlings listed - either in with "Black Birds", or seperately as was done with "House Sparrows".

And, I was also surprised to see that Grackles are protected in NYS.

Paul.

: RE: CHECKLIST OF AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, BIRDS AND MAMMALS OF NEW YORK STATE 
: airiscool May 24, 2010, 04:49:13 AM

Never mind, found them.  Listed under "Starlings"  of all places,... and I thought they were in the Black Bird family - oh duh !!!! :D

Paul.

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: only1harry May 25, 2010, 05:59:46 PM

Did you see the whales listed as unprotected?  I think I will go Killer-Whale hunting next :)  Are they kidding me?!?

Great link (!) but there were no surprises there for me.  All the rodents were listed as unprotected as I expected and the G-hogs were part of that group.  All the voles, moles and mice, rats, etc. unprotected, and a few others which I will never encounter.  I was mostly looking at mammals and did not find anything in it that I was interested in, or any unprotected ones that I have spotted or ever will.. I don't even have any red squirrels around here.  Do we really have all those animals and birds on that list in NY state?

I also think if you don't see something listed, you can take it.. like a wild pig or all those Mountain Lions that people are always spotting.

: RE: CHECKLIST OF AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, BIRDS AND MAMMALS OF NEW YORK STATE 
: JimH May 25, 2010, 06:05:29 PM

only1harry - 5/26/2010  1:59 AM  Did you see the whales listed as unprotected?  I think I will go Killer-Whale hunting next :)

Actually you'll note that the whales are protected under federal law so NYS wouldn't impose regulations of their own. That would be like Arizona passing their own immigration law. (http://../jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-surprised.gif)

: RE: CHECKLIST OF AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, BIRDS AND MAMMALS OF NEW YORK STATE 
: airiscool May 26, 2010, 02:15:36 AM

only1harry - 5/26/2010  1:59 AM

Did you see the whales listed as unprotected?  I think I will go Killer-Whale hunting next :)  

Now that I'd like to see - do ya think the Condor's up to it ??? :D

Interesting what they list and what they leave out. As far as I know, there are no Killer Whales anywhere near NY waters, but I have seen a Mountain Lion not far from here.

Paul.

: RE: CHECKLIST OF AMPHIBIANS, REPTILES, BIRDS AND MAMMALS OF NEW YORK STATE 
: airiscool May 26, 2010, 02:18:01 AM

JimH - 5/26/2010  2:05 AM

only1harry - 5/26/2010  1:59 AM  Did you see the whales listed as unprotected?  I think I will go Killer-Whale hunting next :)

Actually you'll note that the whales are protected under federal law so NYS wouldn't impose regulations of their own.  That would be like Arizona passing their own immigration law. (http://../jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-surprised.gif)

 :D

Paul