Outdoor News
Earlier this month
- Vermont moose hunters take 68 animals during 2025 seasonsVermont’s fall moose hunting season resulted in 68 harvested moose between the Oct. 1-7 archery season and the Oct. 18-23 regular season. The Vermont Fish and...
- Ducks Unlimited, University of Delaware study eastern black ducksDucks Unlimited has partnered with the University of Delaware and the Black Duck Joint Venture (BDJV) on a study evaluating the response of wintering black duck...
- Cystic Fibrosis Foundation honors New York Outdoor News contributorsA pair of regular New York Outdoor News contributors have been recognized for their philanthropy efforts by the Western New York chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis ...
- Patrick Durkin: Wisconsin’s nine-day gun-deer season has lost its cloutWisconsin long considered its nine-day gun-deer season “the hammer” for managing whitetails, accounting for more than 90% of the annual deer kill during the...
- Dan Ladd: What might be the next change for New York hunters?Other than the upcoming holiday week late muzzleloading hunt in New York’s Southern Zone, and the January hunt on Long Island, another big game hunting season...
- Nature Smart: Wild turkeys and the ‘false’ breeding seasonThe casual observer of nature may not notice some strange things going on in the natural world during late fall/early winter. I scatter some whole and cracked c...
- Training exercise continues search for New York hunter who disappeared in 2015Ten years ago this past November, 82-year-old Rensselaer County resident Tom Messick Sr. ventured into the woods of northern Warren County, N.Y., to hunt for de...
- WI Daily Update: What to know before heading out on early iceIt’s the time of year when we start talking about ice safety. Tim Lesmeister has some details on what to know before heading out on the ice. The post WI Daily...
- Commentary: It’s time to remove the Imperial Dam on New York’s Saranac RiverIn the past, New Yorkers were primarily concerned with developing our economy with factories, housing, shopping malls, and industrial growth. That growth gave u...
- MN Daily Update: What to know before heading out on early iceIt’s the time of year when we start talking about ice safety. Tim Lesmeister has some details on what to know before heading out on the ice. The post MN Daily...
- New York Mixed Bag: Late muzzleloading hunting seasons winding downLate muzzleloading seasons in New York continue in both the Northern and Southern Zones for big game. The post New York Mixed Bag: Late muzzleloading hunting se...
- New York Letters to the Editor: Antler restrictions discriminate against hunters without optionsReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 12, 2025 edition of New York Outdoor News. The post New York Letters to the Editor: Antler restrict...
- Bill Hilts, Jr.: Safety is job No. 1 for ice anglers; here’s what to considerI poured myself a cup of Tim Horton coffee at 5:30 a.m. this December morning and checked out the thermometer. It read a crisp 7 degrees in Lockport, N.Y. I tur...
- Idaho transforms tag structure for nonresident big-game huntersIdaho’s nonresident big game hunters should expect something different when planning for the 2026 season. The Gem State has transitioned its nonresident tag d...
- Eau Claire chain draws anglers to Wisconsin’s Bayfield CountyWisconsin is dotted with popular lake chains, including the Eau Claire Chain, consisting of Upper and Middle Eau Claire lakes in Bayfield County and Lower Eau C...