"Trigger Warning" - Thoughts on NY Laws & Regs

One of my favorite late-summer, early-fall rituals is sitting down with a cup of coffee and the latest New York state guide to hunting and trapping laws and regulations. I see this as the signal of my mental kickoff of hunting season, the start of my transition from dispassionate pre-season preparation to complete obsession. I typically start with the “Highlights of Changes” (page 4), and on this year’s list there are a couple of items that probably should come with a “trigger warning” — pun ...