April 24, 2025

New York 16-year-old lives up to his name in winning trapshooting national championship

Featured, Home Page News, National News, New York, News / Jeff Murray

Name your kid “Napoleon” and he might just grow up to forge an empire.
Christen him “Remington?” Clearly he is destined to become a shooting champion. So it is with Remington Rupert, a 16-year-old high school junior, and son of Scott and Charity Rupert from Croghan, (Lewis County) who recently proved his mettle with a shotgun by capturing the Amateur Trapshooting Association’s 2025 Southern Grand Junior Handicap Championship at the Silver Dollar Shooting Club in Odessa, Florida.

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New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on April 24, 2025

Fishing Reports, Fishing Reports, Hunting, New York / Staff Report

Turkey season on the horizon, and fishing picks up. Here’s a look at New York’s fishing and hunting report on April 24, 2025.

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In Wyoming, the Eastern Shoshone tribe classifies buffalo as wildlife rather than livestock

National Hunting, National News, Nature Page & Night Sky / Associated Press

Jason Baldes drove down a dusty, sagebrush highway earlier this month, pulling 11 young buffalo in a trailer from Colorado to the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. His blue truck has painted on the side a drawing of buffalo and a calf.
As the executive director of the Wind River Buffalo Initiative and Eastern Shoshone tribal member, Baldes has helped grow the number of buffalo on the reservation for the last decade.

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New York’s volunteer duck banders were ‘pioneers’ for waterfowl conservation

Featured, Hunting, National Hunting, New York, News / New York Department of Environmental Conservation

Many outdoor enthusiasts are familiar with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) metal leg bands that are placed on many species of birds to collect data about their lives. Ducks are one of the most commonly banded birds in North America.

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Episode 70 — Turkey Talk with Mike Joyner

From The Pages of NY ODN / Dan Ladd

Web author and book author Mike Joyner of the Turkey-Talk

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Mike Raykovicz: Know the difference between ‘magnum’ and ‘chilled’ lead shot

Blogs, Featured, Hunting, New York, Opinion / Mike Raykovicz

I’ve reloaded all of my rifle ammunition for more than 60 years and I like to say I’ve never bought a box of factory loaded ammunition in my life. Except for my commercially sourced turkey loads, all the shots I take at clay targets, either skeet, trap or, occasionally five-stand, have been reloaded on my bench as well.

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Big Marine Lake in Washington County is one of Minnesota’s best east metro lakes for panfish, bass

Lake Profile, Lake Profile, Minnesota / Glen Schmitt

Even though Big Marine Lake is located in the heart of the Twin Cities east metro, its physical features might give you that “up-north” feel.

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Proposed Endangered Species Act rule change prompts alarm

National News, Nature Page & Night Sky / Associated Press

The Trump administration plans to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species in a move environmentalists say would lead to the extinction of critically endangered species because of logging, mining, development, and other activities.

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Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Dust off the cobwebs before fishing opener

Features, Fishing, Minnesota, National Fishing / Jason Boser

I also like to check the bearings on my trailer. There’s nothing worse than having trailer trouble. I also like to go through all my rods. I mix up a little soap and water and bleach, then scrub off all the scales and grime from the rods; the bleach really makes the cork handles look like new.

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New York 16-year-old lives up to his name in winning trapshooting national championship

New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on April 24, 2025

In Wyoming, the Eastern Shoshone tribe classifies buffalo as wildlife rather than livestock

New York’s volunteer duck banders were ‘pioneers’ for waterfowl conservation

Episode 70 — Turkey Talk with Mike Joyner

Mike Raykovicz: Know the difference between ‘magnum’ and ‘chilled’ lead shot

Big Marine Lake in Washington County is one of Minnesota’s best east metro lakes for panfish, bass

Proposed Endangered Species Act rule change prompts alarm

Pro Fishing Tip of the Week: Dust off the cobwebs before fishing opener

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