New York Outdoor News Calendar – Nov. 2, 2018

Season Dates

Nov. 2: Fall turkey season closes (Southern Zone)

Nov. 3: Duck season reopens (Northeast Zone)

Nov. 9: Snipe, Virginia rail and gallinule season closes

Nov. 10: Duck season reopens (Lake Champlain and Southeast zones)

Nov. 10: Mink and muskrat trapping season opens (portions of Southern Zone)

Nov. 10: Beaver trapping season opens (portions of Southern Zone)

Nov. 10: River otter trapping season opens (portions of Southern Zone)

Nov. 10-11: Youth Waterfowl Hunt (Long Island)

Nov. 11: Canada goose season closes (Hudson Valley Zone)

Nov. 14: Canada goose season closes (South Zone)

Nov. 14: Woodcock season closes

Nov. 16: Southern Zone archery/crossbow deer and bear seasons close

Nov. 16: Canada goose season closes (East Central Zone)

Nov. 16: Bobcat hunting and trapping season closes (portions of Southern Zone)

Nov. 17: Southern Zone firearms deer and bear seasons open

Nov. 17: Fall turkey season opens (Long Island)

Nov. 22: Snow goose season opens (Long Island)

Nov. 22-23: Duck and brant season (Long Island)

Nov. 22-23: Canada goose season (Western, Central and Eastern zones)

Nov. 24: Canada goose season reopens (East Central and South zones)

Nov. 25: Mink and muskrat trapping season opens (portions of Southern Zone)

Nov. 25: Beaver trapping season opens (portions of Southern Zone)

Nov. 26: Canada goose closes (West Central Zone)

Nov. 28: Lobster season closes (Lobster Management Area 6)

Nov. 30: Striped bass season closes (north of George Washington Bridge)

Nov. 30: Bass season closes

Nov. 30: Fall turkey season closes (Long Island)

Nov. 30: Muskie season closes

Nov. 30: Hickory shad season closes

Nov. 30: Fisher and marten trapping season closes (portions of Northern Zone)

Dec. 1: Bass season reopens (catch-and-release, artificial lures only)

Dec. 1: Duck season reopens (Long Island Zone)

Dec. 1: Brant season reopens (Long Island Zone)

Dec. 1: Canada goose season closes (Lake Champlain Zone)

Dec. 1: Canada goose season reopens (Western Zone)

Dec. 2: Firearms deer and bear seasons close (Northern Zone)

Dec. 3: Late muzzleloader deer season opens (portions of Northern Zone) 

Dec. 3: Late archery deer season opens (Northern Zone)

Dec. 4: Brant season closes (Western, Northeast, Southeast and Lake Champlain zones)

Dec. 4: Canada goose season reopens (Hudson Valley Zone)

Dec. 5: Canada goose season reopens (Central and Eastern zones)

Dec. 8: Duck season closes (Western Zone)

Dec. 9: Firearms deer and bear seasons close (Southern Zone)

Dec. 9: Late muzzleloader deer season closes (portions of Northern Zone)

Dec. 9: Duck season closes (Northeast Zone)

Dec. 9: Tautog (blackfish) season closes (Long Island Sound region)

Dec. 9: Canada goose season closes (Northeast Zone)

Dec. 10: Late muzzleloader deer season opens (Southern Zone)

Dec. 10: Varying hare season opens (portions of Southern Zone)

Dec. 10: Fisher and marten trapping season closes (portions of state)

Dec. 15: Striped bass season closes (south of George Washington Bridge)

Dec. 15: Mink and muskrat trapping season opens (Long Island)

Dec. 18: Late muzzleloader deer season closes (Southern Zone)

Dec. 22: Tautog (blackfish) season closes (New York Bight Region)

Dec. 22: Canada goose season closes (East Central Zone)

Dec. 26: Duck season reopens (Western Zone)

Dec. 26: Canada goose season reopens (Northeast and West Central zones)

Dec. 30: Duck season closes (Lake Champlain and Southeast zones)

Dec. 31: Scup (porgy) season closes

Dec. 31: Black sea bass season closes

Dec. 31: Snow goose season closes (Lake Champlain Zone)

Dec. 31: Westchester County regular (bowhunting-only) deer and bear seasons close

Dec. 31: Pheasant season closes (portions of state)

Dec. 31: Bobwhite quail season closes (Nassau and Suffolk counties)

Dec. 31: Canada goose season closes (Northeast Zone)

Shows

Nov. 3-4: Little Valley Volunteer Fire Dept. Sportsmen’s Show, Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, 9-3, Cattaraugus County Fair Grounds, Little Valley. For more info call Jim Miller, 716-938-6928.

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 Klinger at 607-748-1010 (1-6 p.m.).

Nov. 10-11: Niagara Frontier Gun Show, Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, 9-3, Springville Fire Hall. For more info call Bruce Johnston, 716-542-9929 or www.nfgshows.com

Dec. 1-2: Niagara Frontier Gun Show, Saturday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sunday, 9-3, Clarence Event Center. For more info call Bruce Johnston, 716-542-9929 or www.nfgshows.com.

Jan. 25-27, 2019: New York Sportsman’s Expo, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse

Feb. 2, 2019: Central New York Sportsman Show, Kallet Civic Center, Oneida

Feb. 2-3, 2019: S-VE Sportsman Show, Spencer-Van Etten High School, Spencer

Feb. 9-10, 2019: Adirondack Outdoorsman Show, Johnstown Moose Club, Johnstown

Feb. 16-17, 2019: Twin Tiers Outdoor Show, Murray Athletic Center Domes, Horseheads

Feb. 28-March 3, 2019: World Fishing & Outdoor Exposition, Rockland County Community College Fieldhouse, Suffern

March 7-10, 2019: Western New York Outdoor Sport and Travel Expo, Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg

April 13-14, 2019: Syracuse Gun Show, New York State Fairgrounds, Syracuse

Banquets/Fundraisers

Jan. 19, 2019: Eastern New York Whitetails Unlimited Banquet, 5 p.m., Red Lion Hotel, Albany. For more info call Bill Bailey, 413-244-2304.

Feb. 2, 2019: Central New York Whitetails Unlimited Banquet, 5 p.m., Holiday Inn Syracuse/Liverpool. For more info call Bill Bailey, 413-244-2304.

March 9, 2019: Western New York Whitetails Unlimited Banquet, 5 p.m., Carousel Banquet Facility, Erie County Fairgrounds, Hamburg. For more info call Bill Bailey, 413-244-2304.

Education/Seminars

Dec. 29: Erie County Trappers Association, Fur Handling Seminar, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Collins Conservation Club. For more info call Patti Wattenngel, 716-337-2556.

(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.

Special Events.

Dec. 8: Fur Harvesters Association of Jefferson County,  Fur Sale, 8 a.m., Mannsville, N.Y. Fire Hall. For more info call Charlie, 315-771-1839.

Shoots

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

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.