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ALBANY (TNS) — The pandemic this year has helped reverse a long trend of dwindling interest in hunting as the number of people taking New York state’s mandatory hunting licensing test and license payments nearly tripled, according to an analysis by the Rockefeller Institute of Government. ”We’ve had about three decades-plus decline, not just in New York, but in the United States as a whole, in hunting,” said Laura Rabinow, deputy director of research for the Rockefeller...

Coronavirus may be pushing New York state hunting boom FacebookTwitterEmail 12 1of12Buy PhotoTrophy deer head are displayed at Browns Archery Shop on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Schenectady, N.Y. Store owner Mick McGuinness has seen a jump in business reflecting the increased demand for state hunting licenses. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less 2of12Buy PhotoMick McGuinness, owner of Browns Archery Shop, shows the mechanics of a modern compound...