Hunting News
Before 2025
- Charter boat activity frustrating other boaters at New York’s Mexico Point state launchThe Mexico Point State Launch on Lake Ontario, in the town of Mexico, Oswego County, has been a little too crowded lately. Some locals feel charter boat caption...
- April wildfires keep New York DEC Forest Rangers busyUnseasonably warm and extremely dry conditions have led to a number of woodland or wild fires across New York, keeping New York State Department of Environmenta...
- St. Lawrence River muskie caught by New York angler is new C&R world recordIt’s official! Derek Balmas, of Franklinville, N.Y. in Cattaraugus County, is now the proud holder of a world record muskellunge. His 135 centimeter (53.149-i...
- SCOTUS denies Gazzola FFL case, lead ammo ban legislation resurfaces in New YorkThe Gazzola v. Hochul lawsuit, which seeks to provide New York firearms dealers relief from a number of provisions put forth by new gun laws passed la...
- Don’t let an accident happen in the turkey woodsNo matter what your definition of a successful hunt is, it can never be applied to an outing when an accident occurs. In turkey hunting, where hunters try to co...
- 2023 Great Lakes Preview — A smorgasbord of fishing!As we enter another edition of the New York Outdoor News Great Lakes Preview, there are still a fair number of people out there who have not sampled the fishing...
- Tying the proper knot will get more fish in the boatI take a lot of people out on my boat and I like them to participate as much as possible. They can choose lures from my tackle collection, I’ll coach them abo...
- 2023 Great Lake Preview — Lake Ontario: Species diversity deliversLake Ontario is New York’s Mount Everest when it comes to the state’s outstanding sport fishery. It leads the way in angler usage, and correspondingly, in e...
- New York Cuffs & Collars: Stranded bear cubs reportedField reports from New York DEC officers published in the May 5, 2023 edition of New York Outdoor News. The post New York Cuffs & Collars: Stranded bear cubs re...
- New York’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across New York published in the May 5, 2023 edition of New York Outdoor News. The post New York’s Outdoor Cale...
- Nature Smart: Photogenic bald eaglesI recently spent 10 days in Alaska, leading a photo tour to capture images of our national symbol, the bald eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla). Here’s a wonderful e...
- Backyard and Beyond: Spring’s slow startThe American kestrel is our smallest falcon, and the species makes very good parents, often succeeding in raising five youngsters per season in tree holes and n...
- Grasslands Wildlife Management Area in New York more than a bird sanctuaryWhile this WMA, paid for by sportsmen’s Pittman-Robertson dollars, is more about preserving habitat for predatory birds such as the short-eared owl, rough-leg...
- Does Evolution favor the lazy and sluggish?Most of us have been told that evolution “favors the survival of the fittest” and also that the “fittest” are the biggest, strongest, fastest, smartest,...
- Young Ohio hunter has deer hunt of a lifetimeFourth-grader Claira Wilson has been on quite the adventure in her young hunting career. While she had accompanied her parents, Chris and Carrie Wilson, afield ...