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5/24/2011
NWCSC 2011 Election Results
A new slate of Officers and Directors were elected at the May 24th meeting. Congratulations to NWCSC President Jason Marshall; Vice President Gordon Smith; Treasurer Tom Accuosti; Secretary Chris Marino and Directors Clyde Breakell, Seamus Muzzulin and Craig Nelson. We thank our outgoing officers for their dedication and service to the Council.
5/24/2011
Housatonic WMA Habitat Project
The Wildlife Division of CT DEP has completed restoration of an old field habitat project a on a portion of the Housatonic River WMA. This project was initially sponsored by the NWCSC with an initial $3,000- grant. The project area is about 7 miles south of Cornwall Center on the west side of Rt #7. We have reclaimed about 16 acres of old field land, renewing habitat to benefit small game and songbirds. This project was completed in early 2008 and subsequent visits to the site throughout the summer demonstrated improvements in plant species diversity and wildlife use. In 2011, the DEP, working with Wildlife Grant funding for the New England Cottontail improved the existing plot and expanded habitat work to include additional acreage. Visitors are welcome to stop by and view the work.
6/5/2010
Fee Rebate & Handgun Deer Hunting Pass
NWCSC sponsored Bill No. 207; to authorize the use of Handguns for Deer Hunting, along with a Senate amendment to authorize the rebate of license fees to sportsmen who purchased licenses at the 100% increase, has now been passed in both the House and Senate and signed into law by the Governor. Our thanks go out to Representative Craig Miner for his role in introducing this Bill on behalf of the NWCSC and his knowledgeable leadership in following Bill No. 207 through to a successful completion. We also want to thank Senator Roraback and Representative Willis for supporting this effort. Once again, the Legislative delegation from NW CT proved effective in representing sportsmen's issues. Our thanks to Governor Rell for her consideration in signing this bill into law.
3/12/2010
NWCSCPromotes New Hunting Regulations
At the March meeting of the Conservation Advisory Council to DEP, NWCSC delegates promoted several pro-hunting regulation changes. First we proposed changes to the pheasant program that will fully fund the program and offer sportsmen a longer season with a more liberal season bag limit. By fully funding this user pay program, we hope to see more areas opened to pheasant hunting and more pheasants available for stocking in the future. 2: Open the coyote season in May to licensed turkey hunters. 3: Add a night hunting season for coyotes. We also supported a UBC proposal to extend bow-hunting hours to 1/2 hour after sunset.
     
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