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NY hunting licenses surge as COVID-19 pandemic has people seeking 'more ways to enjoy the outdoors': official

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New York State has seen a surge in people seeking licenses for trapping and big-game hunting as they find new ways to spend their free time amid the novel coronavirus pandemic, officials said.

The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation said an online hunter education course has contributed to the consistent spike in the number of people purchasing licenses, as the agency continues to see an increase in licensees, a spokesperson told Fox News in an email Monday.

In September, the DEC reported that sales for its hunting and trapping licenses had tripled on opening day alone compared to the previous year’s opening day sales. (Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via AP) Meanwhile, license sales this year were “more than double on the.

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