New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos and staff from DEC’s Division of Law Enforcement and Sportsman Education Program will speak about recent incidents concerning hunting safety across New York State and will remind hunters how to avoid accidents when venturing afield.

 WHO:             DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos

                        DLE Director Joseph Schneider

                        DEC Sportsman Education Program Administrator Chuck Dente

                        DEC Biologist and Hunter Safety Education Instructor Colleen Kimble

WHAT:           DEC staff will emphasize the need for common sense and safety when hunting                                    this season.

(Visuals: Hunter Safety Instructor Colleen Kimble will demonstrate correct firearm safety procedures that are taught in DEC’s Hunter Education Courses).

WHERE:         DEC Headquarters, 625 Broadway, Albany N.Y. 12233

WHEN:           1 p.m. Thursday, December 1, 2016

DEC Contact: Benning DeLaMater, 518-402-8000