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Earlier this year
- New York Cuffs & Collars: Public posting of photo gets another angler in troubleNew York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the July 11, 2025, edition of Outdoor News. The post New York Cuffs & Col...
- New York’s Hudson River shortnose sturgeon are on the reboundThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced new research that estimates the population of endangered shortnose sturgeon...
- High School Clay Target League nationals are July 9-13 in MichiganThe USAHSCTL National Championship will be held at the Michigan Trapshooting Association in Mason, Mich., July 9-13. The championship features 3,000 athletes pa...
- Vet not immediately available? AI tool provides answers for dog owners at any time of dayYou’re in a panic at 3 a.m. because your pup “just isn’t right,” your vet’s office is closed and you don’t know what to do. If only something could ...
- Trappers see ups and downs at Fur Harvester’s Auction in OntarioThe Fur Harvester’s Auction in North Bay, Ontario, was recently held on June 17-19, with some items bringing top dollar. Still, other prices were at residual ...
- New York trappers could see expanded fisher, marten seasonsThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced proposals to adjust fisher and marten trapping seasons across most of the state. ...
- Paula Piatt honored after retirement from Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers AssociationFormer New York Outdoor News associate editor and ongoing contributing writer Paula Piatt received a number of accolades this past spring. Having recently retir...
- New York Mixed Bag: Summer boaters reminded to follow clean, drain, dry practicesAlbany — As the summer boating season begins its busiest stretch DEC reminds boaters of all types of vessels not to forget to take steps to protect New York...
- State Roundup: A mostly positive outlook for Wisconsin pheasant, ruffed grouse huntersWisconsin’s pheasant and ruffed grouse prospects for this fall came in from the DNR last week, with the news mostly positive for small game hunters. According...
- Wisconsin NRB OKs fish rule changes, including April trout openerThe Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB), at its June 25 meeting, approved changes in several fishing regulations, including opening the inland trout fishing...
- Rule involving technology used for trapping needs review, says Wisconsin Natural Resources BoardThe Wisconsin Natural Resources Board (NRB) held off on adopting a rule proposed by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) that would set standards for using...
- WI Daily Update: Make sure your boat meets Canadian AIS requirements before trying to cross the borderState natural resource agencies across the region are alerting traveling anglers that their watercraft and gear must meet Canadian aquatic invasive species requ...
- 7% bump in Wisconsin’s breeding duck numbers from ’24 may not tell the full storyTaylor Finger, game bird ecologist with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR), told attendees of a June 30 DNR Migratory Game Bird Advisory Commit...
- Dan Ladd: New York’s summer sport shows face challengesBehind the scenes at this and any newspaper is what we call an editorial calendar. It serves a number of purposes, one obviously being related to content that a...
- New York Letters to the Editor: No excuse for one hunter to shoot another hunterReader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 11, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News. The post New York Letters to the Editor: No excuse for ...