Welcome to the Southern Tier Chapter of NY NAVHDA. Our long established chapter is one of the most highly recognized in all of NAVHDA in regards to quality of training, testing and comradity of members.

To start things off for the year, Tom & Sheila Snyder have once again graciously offered to host our annual “business” meeting on Saturday, February 27th at (about) 6:00 pm.The Snyder Ranch is located at 328 Wyok Road, Johnson City, NY – for those who can mapquest or GPS map/locate.

This is a Dish-To-Pass / Game Dinner – bring something to share.  It has always been a good time to enjoy great food, catch up with friends and start thinking about & making plans for training season.  (And swap hunting stories).

Please come with ideas and suggestions of how to make Training Days more productive and what we can do to improve.

The Great Lakes Region, Mid Atlantic Coast, St. Lawrence Plain and Prairie Pothole Region are important to New York waterfowl hunters.

A significant amount of the mallards harvested in New York each year are produced in the St. Lawrence Plain, Great Lakes Region and Mid Atlantic Coast. We receive a good part of our diving duck migration from the Prairie Pothole Region and Great Lakes Region. A considerable portion of our teal and other puddle ducks originate in the Prairie Pothole Region.

According to New York Outdoor News, the license fee hike stands as the top storry for 2009. Hunters and anglers of New York did more than read the headlines of New York Outdoor News this year - they made the news as well.

Yes, 2009 was a year in which the state's sportsmen and women stood up and were counted, a year in which they mobilized to fight for their sporting traditions, and a year in which their successes on the water made both the news and the record book.

Looking back as we close the lid on 2009, it was a year in which the sportsmen of the Empire State made their presence known - notably in Albany, where a galvanized fraternity of hunters lobbied successfully to save the state's last remaining pheasant farm.

The Chapter tent is being repaired and cleaned and will be available for rent to chapter members in good standing for $75 / weekend.(Except the test dates May 17-18 and Sept 20-21). This is a real bargain for those of you planning receptions, graduation or family reunions this year. Please contact Scott for availability (607) 427-9502 or HiddenFenceNY@aol.com