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- Crossbow’s effect on bowhunting loses steam in WisconsinThe 2023 bowhunting kill also was the first time since 2018 that it finished below 90,000, a 20% decline from 2020. Even though crossbows delivered 60% of the b...
- New York launch no longer allows trailered boatsA New York State-owned boat launch off State Route 74 has been used by motor boats and paddlers for more than 50 years. The post New York launch no longer allow...
- New York Outdoor News 2024 Rut Tracker Breeding TimeOak Duke expects bucks re-visiting old hotspots such as scrapes made in October as the rut intensifies around mid-November. Photo by Oak Duke. The post New York...
- MN Daily Update: Poachers and the black market for eagle feathersDid you know there is a major black market in the country for eagle feathers? Listen here for the details. The post MN Daily Update: Poachers and the black mark...
- WI Daily Update: Poachers and the black market for eagle feathersDid you know there is a major black market in the country for eagle feathers? Listen here for the details. The post WI Daily Update: Poachers and the black mark...
- The first buck: getting over the humpI hate deer hunting.” It’s the lie that I tell myself during a tough hunting season. A lie I told myself all last season: A season full of unpunched tags, a...
- DU helps preserve 126 acres in New York’s Batten Kill watershedDue to the fact land acquisitions can be challenging in Vermont, Ducks Unlimited is heralding the efforts of volunteers who helped secure 126 acres along the sh...
- National Archery in the Schools Program surveys archery studentsThe survey was the second such effort by the world’s largest youth archery organization, which has now introduced 23.5 million students to the sport of archer...
- Forest Rangers tackling wildfires across New YorkReports from New York State Forest Rangers include numerous responses to wildfires. A late-October report said conditions continued to result in a “high” fi...
- New York Outdoor News Cuffs & CollarsIn September, ECOs in Orange and Sullivan counties responded to reports of a potential illegal deer take in the town of Rockland. Officers arrived at the locati...
- New York Outdoor News Letters to the EditorThis new system with no back-tags is long overdue. As the letter-writer, who is probably of the “hi tech” generation, states we all carry a phone at all tim...
- DEC, NDA discuss non-lead ammunition at webinarIn recent years, legislation has surfaced in New York, mainly seeking to ban the use of lead ammunition on public lands. Hurst explained that DEC’s policy is ...
- Let’s make this hunting season as safe as can beAlso previously noted in this space is how we receive photos of successful big game rifle hunters who are not wearing hunter orange or pink, including youth hun...
- New York Outdoor News Events CalendarFor a complete list of fall hunting seasons, including trapping, waterfowl and pheasant and other small game seasons, visit: https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/hun...
- De-baiting the issue of baitingNot long after I had settled into the treestand assigned to me, three deer came into range. The doe, large for that area, and her two fawns fed on the corn kern...