Help stop NY pheasant farm closure

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PLEASE SUPPORT THIS FOR OUR YOUTHS. PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD.
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TOM COLE
Rensselaer County spokesman preparing legal challenge to pheasant farm closure
Posted by David Figura/The Post-Standard January 12, 2009 10:13AM
Outdoorsman across the state continue to be upset about Gov. Patterson's decision to close the Reynolds Game Farm near Ithaca, the state's sole pheasant-rearing facility. The following is a letter from Howie Cushing Jr., president of the Rensselaer County Conservation Alliance Inc.:
"On behalf of the sportsmen/women, 4-H and Cooperator Chick program, youth hunting, traditional recreation, economic stability for hunting related jobs, the Rensselaer County Conservation Alliance Inc. is in the process of ascertaining an injuction against the N.Y.S. Department of Environmental Conservation to cease the proposed plan to close the Reynolds Game Farm. Closing the game farm would wipe out any chance to develop a pheasant program in N.Y.S.
Individuals, clubs sponsors can financially support this effort by contacting us immediately with your commitment . An accounting of all funds will be kept thru the Rensselaer County Alliance Inc. and used for the legal defense and professional team support.
Any monies derived from this effort left over will be returned on a cost/ ratio basis.
"Not only is the pheasant program in danger, but this is a test of what the stakeholders of the Conservation Fund will pursue and what the future of fishing , hunting and trapping means to New York Staters."


Contact for support:
PH# (518) 674-2961 Fax (518) 674-0448

e-mail ccshng3@aol.com

Checks to :
Rensselaer County Conservation Alliance Inc.
P. O. Box 1055
Troy, New York 12181

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