Outdoor News
Last year
- 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...
- USACTL fall season concludes“Athletes and parents want safe, school-based, non-traditional outdoor activities in which to participate,” John Nelson, President of the USACTL, said. “T...
- New York Outdoor News Mixed BagLeftover DMPs are issued on a first-come/first-serve basis. If a hunter applies for leftover DMPs it will not affect the preference points they have previously ...
- CWD found in New York’s Herkimer County whitetailAt press time, the incident was still considered isolated. While not detected in wild deer in the area, state officials are taking measures to test local wild d...
- Research on deer antlers yields notes on growthHowever, measurements of the pedicles of the antlers in the study did show generally that the bucks had less testosterone during peak rut times and incomplete a...
- DNR accepting fishing tourney applicationsSpringfield — DNR received more than 2,500 applications for fishing tournaments in Illinois this year, a number likely to grow in 2025. With that in mind, the...
- Illinois Shooting Complex a ‘Grand’ host for 2024 championshipIs the World Shooting and Recreation Complex in southern Illinois living up to its potential? DNR announced in late October that this year’s American Trapshoo...
- Wisconsin DNR rolls out idea for ‘numbered’ deer unitsThis map depicts a proposed plan for deer management units in northern Wisconsin and the Central Forest Region. This new plan makes an attempt to return to numb...