I just read that a large portion of Adirondackproperty is now owned by the Nature Conservancy?
I feel bad for you guys that hunt there. I know that thereis an "agreement" with "terms not yet determined" to continue to allow hunting on this property. If any of you out east want to keep that land for hunting, you had better join together and get in the face of the Nature Conservancy and make sure this property can be used on your terms!
I'll give you a shakedown of how it is in my county in WI. Aproximately 10,000 acres of prime forest and farm landis owned by Nature Conservancy. Can you hunt it? Yes, gun deer season only, and only the regular season (no special early/late seasons, or muzzleloader apply). NO small game, no waterfowl, no turkey, no archery hunting is allowed on this property at all. The only only way you can be on this land is by foot or horseback. No permanant stands (including hangon or ladder stands) climbers only, no trimming shooting lanes!
There is no real control over who hunts where however, so safety is a major concern. They "say" that access is limited to 4 hunters per 40 acres (too many for me to feel safe), but they don't assign acreage or sections, it is sort of a "we have 360 acres here so we can 'fit' aproximately 36 hunters on this farm. They don't account that some of the land is better than others for holding deer, so 28 of the 36 try to fit on 100 acres.
Anyway, what I'm trying to tell you that IMO the Nature Conservency want's nothing to do with hunting, only tree hugging. Beware and be strong together!