Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget offers provisions that, if eventually included when passed, would amend the 2022 Concealed Carry Improvement Act, and would also make permanent what is currently the pilot junior hunting program that allows youths ages 12 and 13 to hunt white-tailed deer with a firearm.
New York state budget to address gun laws and junior hunting age Read More »
Lack of ice could mean an early start to boating season.
New York Outdoor News fishing and hunting report Read More »
A responsible parent continues to monitor and care about their child’s wellbeing, even after that offspring leaves home. Which is why we should feel deep concern about the 2022 State of the Bay Report compiled by the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.
As members of the Straits Area Sportsmen’s Club, many people have asked us what we thought about the DNR’s recently released 2022 Winter Wolf Survey.
Unfortunately, in our experiences and conversations with men and women who spend a lot of time in the field across the Upper Peninsula, it is tough to believe the DNR report only shows a minimum number of 631 wolves plus or minus 49 across the whole Upper Peninsula.
Commentary: Michigan DNR wolf survey numbers are misleading Read More »
As the passion continued to grow, I traveled to Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, West Virginia and even Alberta, Canada, in pursuit of the magnificent whitetail.
Reader Stories: 75-year-old PA hunter takes 100th deer Read More »
I’m always micro-analyzing my strategies and hunts from the previous year, but this is also my favorite time to ponder on macro trends in terms of deer, deer hunting, and deer management.
A look back at Minnesota’s 2022 deer hunting, and a look forward Read More »
I tell people that if they choose to fish near these popular areas, they should check the outside edges – around 100 to 200 yards away from the cluster.
How to fish around big crowds when Minnesota winters require it Read More »
Actually, the lie kind of, sort of, started the night before. With my wife, Bev, in Florida for nearly three weeks helping her elderly parents, I was left to fend for myself.
Beating the winter blues, one fly at a time Read More »
There are four goals that Fishers and Farmers Partnership strives for each year. The first is to engage farmers and ranchers. Second, the FFP wants to support fish habitat conservation projects. Third, members want to continue developing long-term, base and scale strategies. The last goal is to strengthen the partnership for long-term action.
Fishers and farmers working together in Upper Mississippi basin Read More »
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