New York Outdoor News Calendar – April 20, 2018

Season Dates

April 21-22: Youth turkey hunt (for 12- to 15-year-olds)

April 30: Tautog (blackfish) season closes

May 1: Spring gobbler season opens

May 1: Scup (porgy) season opens

May 4: Summer flounder (fluke) season opens

May 5: Walleye, northern pike, pickerel and tiger muskie seasons open

May 14: Oyster toadfish season closes

May 17: Summer flounder (fluke) season opens

May 26: Muskellunge season opens (statewide, general regulations)

May 30: Winter flounder season closes

Shows

April 21-22: New York State Arms Collectors Association Syracuse Gun Show, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 9-3 Sunday. For more info contact Sandy Ackerman Klinger at 607-748-1010 (1-6 p.m.).

April 28-29: Niagara Frontier Gun Show, Erie County Fairgrounds Event Building, Hamburg, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 9-3 Sunday. For more info go to www.nfgshows.com.

April 28: Pompey Rod & Gun Club Show, 9-3 p.m., at the Club. For more info call Robert Fallert, 315-656-8810.

May 5: All Seasons Sportsmen’s Expo, Delaware County Fairgrounds, Walton, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

May 19: Otselic Valley Fishing & Heritage Association Fishing & Heritage Day, South Otselic Town Park 

Aug. 12: Midstate Arms Collectors & Shooters Club Unadilla Gun Show and Flea Market, Unadilla Rod & Gun Club, Butternut Road, Unadilla, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For more info contact Sandy Ackerman Klinger at 607-748-1010 (1-6 p.m.).

Sept. 15-16: New York State Arms Collectors Association Syracuse Gun Show, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, 9-3 Sunday. For more info contact Sandy Ackerman Klinger at 607-748-1010 (1-6 p.m.).

Oct. 7: Midstate Arms Collectors & Shooters Club Lisle Gun Show, Lisle Fire Co., Route 79 North, Lisle, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For more info contact Sandy Ackerman Klinger at 607-748-1010 (1-6 p.m.).

Oct. 28: North Eastern Arms Collectors Association Antique and Modern Gun Show, American Legion Hall, 22 Grove Place, Babylon, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For more info call Carly at 631-241-3299.

Nov. 4: Midstate Arms Collectors & Shooters Club Oneonta Gun Show, Holiday Inn, Route 23 Southside, Oneonta, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For info,  Sandy Ackerman Klinger at 607-748-1010 (1-6 p.m.).

Banquets/Fundraisers

April 21: Southtowns Walleye Club fundraiser to benefit the New York State Conservation Council, 4-6 p.m. at the club, 5895 Southwestern Blvd., Hamburg. For more info and tickets contact Dan at 716-655-0975.

April 21: Stonybrook Whitetails Unlimited Banquet, 4 p.m., Dansville Fire Dept. Dansville. For more info call Shannon Griese, 585-739-1779.

April 25: CNY Wildfowlers Assoc. Banquet, 6 p.m., Traditions at the Links, Syracuse. For more info call Ron Falkowski, 315-440-8201.

April 28: Western New York Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Banquet, Bartlett Country Club, Olean, 4 p.m. For more info contact Calvin J. Clark at 585-567-8991.

May 5: Greater Rochester Southern Tier QDMA Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Double Tree, Rochester. For more info call David Perotto, 585-410-5551.

May 12: Lake Ontario Whitetails Unlimited Banquet, 4:30 p.m., VFW Post 6778, Palmyra. For more info call Jim Cavallaro, 315-573-3330.

May 19: Clifton Springs Whitetails Unlimited Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Phelps Hotel, Phelps. For more info call Rich Morano, 585-705-9235.

Education/Seminars

(DEC has established a website where registration for sportsman education programs can be made online. To find a course near you, go to:

www.register-ed.com/programs/new_york

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NY Shooter Supply Reloading Classes, 6 p.m., 1st & 3rd Tuesday. For more info call Matthew Musto, 518-456-6383.

Shoots

April 28: Osceola Rod & Gun Club, Spring Turkey Shoot, 10:30 a.m., at the Club. For more info call David Pettinelli, 315-271-4433.

May 24-28: New York State Muzzleloaders Association Spring Shoot, Oxford Rod and Gun Club, Oxford. For more info contact Dan Fullington at 607-278-5374 or go online to www.newyorkstatemuzzleloadersassn.com.

Whitney Point Sportsmen’s Association, Trap Shoot, Thursday evenings 6 p.m. For more info call George, 607-692-4843.

Archery

April 7-8: IBO NY State Championship Series, Southern Dutchess & Putnam Sportsmen. For more info call Henry, 845-590-7394.

April 14-15: Hawkeye Bowmen Archery Club, 7-2 p.m., Alaskan Wild Animal Shoot. For more info call Nadine Fulle, 716-427-9076.

April 29: Branchport Rod & Gun Club, Captain N’ Mate 3D Shoot. For more info call Peter Cunningham, 585-978-2958.

May 5-6: IBO NY State Championship Series, Richfield Springs Sportsmen’s Club. For more info call Ed, 315-868-9227.

May 5-6: RBD Known Triple Classic, Ram Archery. For more info call Rob D’Alfonso, 570-596-2109.

May 12-13: IBO NY State Championship Series, Sportsman Coonhunters Association. For more info call Geoffrey, 585-356-2163.

May 13, July 8, Sept. 2: Kayaderosseras Fish & Game Club, 3-D Archery Shoot. 8 a.m.-noon. For more info call Jack Holton, 518-587-1321.

May 26-27: IBO NY State Championship Series, Deerslayers Bowmen’s Association. For more info call Zach, 315-882-7062.

June 9-10: IBO NY State Championship Series, Oxford Rod & Gun Club. For more info call Scott, 607-843-8958.

June 23-24: IBO NY State Championship Series, Avon Bowmen Inc. For more info call Dave, 585-335-2694.

June 30-July 1: IBO NY State Championship Series, Guan Ho Ha. For more info call Rhit, 518-369-2957.

Tournaments/Contests

April 29-30: Greater Wellsville Trout Derby, Genesee River. For more information and to register go online to www.Trout-Derby.com.

May 5-6: Oneida Lake Walleye Derby, sponsored by the Chittenango Lions Club. For more info go to www.lionswalleyederby.org.

June 9-17: 34th Annual Southtowns Walleye Association Walleye Tournament, Lake Erie. For more info go to www.southtownswalleye.org.

June 23: Muskies Inc #69 Tournament, 7-3:30 p.m., Chautauqua Lake. For more info call Clint Nicholson, 585-330-4087.

July 14-15: Lake Erie Big Dawg Walleye Tournament, Chadwick Bay Marina, Dunkirk. For more info call Mark Mohr at 716-998-9871 or go online to www.rayzorsbigdawg.com.

July 21: 8th Annual Sunset Bay Walleye Shootout. For more info call Don Ruppert at 716-416-3709 or go to walleyeshootout.com.

Meetings

Central New York Izaak Walton League meets last Tuesday of the month 7 p.m., Fayetteville-Manilus Rod & Gun Club, Manlius. For more info call Mark Matt, 315-420-9209.

Cortland Chapter Izaak Walton League meets last Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m., Homer. For more info call Robin Chernow, 607-849-6718.

Keuka Lake Chapter Izaak Walton League meets second Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., Branchport. For more info call Lorraine Jackson, 315-536-0539.

Rome Chapter Izaak Walton League meets second Thursday of the month, 7:30 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rome. For more info call Arthur Fuhrman, 315-336-2460.

Utica Chapter Izaak Walton League meets monthly, MWP Arts Institute, Utica. For more info call Audrey Lewis, 315-853-1066.

Special Events

April 28: Churchville Fire Dept. Sportsmen’s Raffle, 1-5 p.m. For more info call Stephen Darrow, 585-330-1275.

May 5: New York Bowhunters 27th Annual Banquet & Rendezvous, Sunny Hill Resort, Greenville. Guest speaker: Bowsite.com founder Pat Lefemine. For more info and tickets cal Annie Jacobs at 585-229-7468 or email     nyboffice@newyorkbowhunters.com.

May 12: Becoming an Outdoors Woman Women and Girls Only Rifle and Pistol Instructional Shooting Clinic, Hudson Valley Sportsman’s Association, Poughkeepsie, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. More information and the registration form can be found online at content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NYSDEC/bulletins/1da3704.

May 19: New York Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Waters Cleanup. newyork@backcountryhunters.org for more info.

June 2: 4-H Fishing Clinic, Putnam County Veterans Memorial Park, sponsored by the 4-H Youth Development Program of the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. For info, call (845) 278-6738.

June 2: Himrod Conservation Club Drawing & Raffle. For more info call 607-243-5200.

June 9: Leatherstocking DU Steak BarBQ, 4:30 p.m., Mt. Vision Fireman’s Field. For more info call George Decker, 607-432-5243.

July 6-7: Trapper’s Summer Rendezvous, Nichols Pond, Madison County. For more info call Tim Evans, 315-247-0285.

Aug. 25: Yates County SCOPE Political Education Pig Roast, 3-6 p.m., Firemen’s Field, Penn Yan. For more info call Bill, 585-554-6868.