New York’s 2023 hunting season declared one of the safest, though still two fatalities

New York state hunters had what New York State Department of Environmental Conservation statistics show was the second-safest season on record, but the 12 hunting-related shooting incidents in 2023 was also higher than the past two years, and there were two fatalities in the field.
DEC figures showed the 2021 and 2022 seasons were the safest ever, with nine hunting-related shooting incidents in each year. The 2023 total of 12 incidents was tied with 2019; 2020 saw that number soar to 22 incidents afield.
Here is a look at all the incidents from this past season.

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