Hunting News
Earlier this year
- Erwin Wildlife Management Area provides hunting and fishing just outside Corning, New Yorkslice – and a pretty big slice at that – of state-owned land located just a few miles from a moderately sized city pretty much guarantees the parcel will se...
- New York’s Outdoor CalendarA look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Outdoor News. The post New York’s Outdoor Calendar ap...
- New York Cuffs & Collars: Hunter harassment case in Suffolk CountyNew York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Outdoor News. The post New York Cuffs & Colla...
- Wisconsin’s busy sports show season opens mid-JanuaryWinter came early this year, the blast of cold and snow a wakeup call for late-season hunters and ice anglers who scrambled to swap out their gear. Now that weâ...
- New York hunter education instructor harvests massive South Carolina gator that falls just shy of recordCarl Finkelson feels like he had a pretty good 2025 hunting season. The 37-year-old hunter and bowhunter education instructor from Mt. Pleasant, in Westchester ...
- WI Daily Update: Free fishing weekend coming up on Jan. 17-18The Wisconsin DNR is offering a free fishing weekend on Jan. 17-18. Listen here for details. The post WI Daily Update: Free fishing weekend coming up on Jan. 17...
- Daniel Bortz: Next Bortz generation writes own Wyoming storyEditor’s note: As you’re reading this page, Stephanie and I are either just wrapping up two weeks in Scotland (attended a wedding in Glasgow and, yes, I wor...
- MN Daily Update: Circle hooks are the way to go on tip-upsTim Lesmeister says he got tired of killing fish on his tip-ups, so he made the switch to circle hooks. Listen here for details. The post MN Daily Update: Circl...
- Some states require gun safety education in schoolsThis school year, students in elementary, middle and high schools in some states will get a new lesson on safety: what to do if they find a firearm. Arkansas, T...
- New York State Parks welcoming Park Police applicantsThe New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is accepting applications to join the ranks of police officers protecting visitors ...
- New York DEC releases finalized Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management PlanNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton on Monday announced the release of the final Adirondack Brook Trout Pon...
- New York Mixed Bag: DEC launches new places to hunt waterfowl interactive mapperAlbany — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation/DEC has developed a new interactive map designed specifically for waterfowl hunters. The ...
- New York Letters to the Editor: State should improve habitat on lands near Adirondack ParkReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of New York Outdoor News. The post New York Letters to the Editor: State should imp...
- Dan Ladd: With a new year, outdoor focus in New York turns to legislationThe New York State legislature reconvenes Jan. 7 for the 2026 session. So, here we go again, as basically from now through June 4 when the session ends, there w...
- Rare hermaphrodite whitetail is New York 12-year-old’s first deerWhen 12-year-old Bryce Farmen shot his first deer in early December, he and his dad, Brett, were excited that his inaugural whitetail was a buck. At least thatâ...