SEASON DATES

PLEASE CHECK DEC’S WEBSITE OR HUNTING, TRAPPING AND FISHING PUBLICATIONS FOR SPECIFIC REGIONAL REGULATIONS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNITS..

MAY 31: Spring gobbler season closes.

JUNE 1: Muskellunge season opens,

JUNE 15: Black bass season opens.

BANQUETS/EVENTS

MAY 20: Otselic Valley Fishing & Heritage Association’s 14th annual Fishing & Heritage Day, South Otselic, N.Y. Info: 315-653-7490.

MAY 20: Riverbottom Arrow Fest, presented by the Upper Genesee River Chapter of the National Deer Alliance, Wellsville Rod and Gun Clu, Wellsville, N.Y. Info: uppergeneseerivernda@gmail.com, social: @UpperGeneseeRiverNDA.

MAY 21: NYSOHOF Induction Banquet, Canastota. Info: 315-829-3588

JUNE 3: Genegantslet Gobblers NWTF Chapter 50 Gun Blast, Broome County Fairgrounds, Whitney Point, N.Y. Info: 607-207-7431.

SHOWS

MAY 19-20: NYS Trappers Association Gun and Sportsman Show/Outdoor Flea Market, Herkimer County Fairgrounds, Herkimer, N.Y. Info: www.nystrappers.org.

MAY 21: Niagara Frontier Gun Shows Kings Catering and Party House, Canandaigua, N.Y. Info: call Bruce 716-542-9929 or visit www.nfgshows.com.

JUNE 18: Niagara Frontier Gun Shows Alexander Firemen’s Rec Hall, Alexander, N.Y. Info: call Bruce 716-542-9929 or visit www.nfgshows.com.

AUG. 13: Midstate Arms Collectors, Unadilla Gun Show and Flea Mkt., Unadilla Rod & Gun Club, Butternut Road, Unadilla, N.Y. Info: contact Sandy Ackerman, 607-748-1010 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

AUG. 31 – SEPT. 2: NYS Trappers Association Annual Convention, Herkimer County Fairgrounds, Herkimer, N.Y. Info: www.nystrappers.org or call 607-222-8554.

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TOURNAMENTS

MAY 18-21: Henderson Harbor Spring Classic. Info: www.visithendersonharbor.com

MAY 20: Town of Milton/Saratoga 33rd Annual Kids Fishing Tournament. 4h Training Center, Ballston Spa, N.Y. Info: 518-885-9220.

MAY 28: Mohawk Fish & Game Club 3-D Archery Shoot, Mohawk, N.Y. Info: 315-360-2131.

JUNE 3: Eleventh Annual Special Needs Kids Fishing Tournament. 4H Training Center, Ballston Spa, N.Y. Info: 518-885-9220.

JUNE 3: Springfling Bowfishing Tournament, Lee’s Park on Saratoga Lake, Saratoga, N.Y. Info: 518-681-7084.

JUNE 6-11: Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour, Cayuga Lake. Info: www.majorleaguefishing.com.

JUNE 10-18: Southtowns Walleye Association of WNY 39th Annual Walleye Derby, Hamburg, N.Y. Info: 716-649-8202.

JUNE 17-18: Henderson Harbor 47th Annual Bass Opener Derby. Info: www.visithendersonharbor.com.

JULY 20-22: Bassmaster Open at St. Lawrence River, Waddington, N.Y. Info: www.bassmaster.com.

AUG. 17-20: Bassmaster Elite at Lake Champlain, Plattsburgh, N.Y. Info: www.bassmaster.com.

AUG. 19-20: Henderson Harbor Summer Slam Info: www.visithendersonharbor.com

AUG. 24-27: Bassmaster Elite at St. Lawrence River, Clayton, N.Y. Info: www.bassmaster.com.

EDUCATION/SEMINARS

TO REGISTER FOR A DEC SPORTSMAN EDUCATION CLASS, VISIT: www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/92267.html.

JUNE 3: Woodlot Ownership 101, SUNY Adirondack, Queensbury, N.Y. Info: email jiml@warrenswcd.org or call 518-623-3119.

JUNE 23, JULY 7, SEPT. 15, OCT. 13.: NYS Licensed Guide Examinations. Preregistration is required Info: www.nysoga.org.

SHOOTS

Suffolk Alliance of Sportsmen, Inc. and Old Bethpage Rifle and Pistol Club, Inc. Youth Shoot: May 21, West Babylon, N.Y. Info: email GHungerford101@cs.com or call 631-226-7201.

Pinewood Archers 3D Archery Tournament: May 28, Ridge, N.Y. Info: 631-687-0232.

Hudson Falls Fish & Game Club: Women’s Range Day, June 3 Kingsbury, N.Y. Info: https://hudsonfallsfishandgame.wildapricot.org..

Ruffed Grouse Society Northeast Sporting Clays Shoot: June 16, Orvis Sandanona, Millbrook N.Y. Info: www.ruffedgrousesociety.org, or email natek@ruffedgrousesociety.org.

Eatonbrook Rod & Gun Club: Archery shoots Sept. 24, Oct. 8, Oct. 22, Nov.5. Morrisville, N.Y. Info: 315-893-7253

Westerlo Basic Valley Fish & Game Club: Trap shooting every Thursday evenings through Sept. 26, 6:30 p.m. Info: 838-200-2693.

Whitney Point Sportsmen’s Association: Trap Shoot, Thursday evenings 6 p.m. Info: 607-692-4843.

Williamson Conservation & Sporting Club (Wayne County): Free trap and skeet shoots for ages 12-19, shells for 12 and 20 gauge and 50 clay targets provided. Info: 585-721-4890, 585-266-6173.