The NYS DEC is accepting comments through July 7th on it's proposed 10-year black bear management plan. The plan seeks to expand bear hunting season. For more information you can use the following link to an article on the subject in the Daily Freeman.
Please remember to submit your comments on or before July 7th. Written comments about the plan can be emailed to wildliferegs@gw.dec.state.ny.us or mailed to Bryan L. Swift, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
http://www.dailyfreeman.com/general-news/20140528/ny-state-accepting-comments-on-bear-hunting-plan