New York Letters to the Editor: X-bow supporters feeling guilty they don’t have practice time
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Sept. 5, 2025 edition of New York Outdoor News.
September 2, 2025
Dan Ladd: Be careful relying on artificial intelligence for your info on outdoor regulations
Artificial intelligence is seemingly everywhere, and that includes things relative to the outdoors.
Try a Google search of anything from the latest guns or gear to perhaps a hunting or fishing destination and see what pops up. The big question is can you believe what you’re reading? Remember, this is still the internet and the long running joke about believing what you read, see or hear is also still relative.
Wisconsin DNR team tracks pike, muskie numbers on Tiger Cat Chain
Sawyer County’s popular Tiger Cat Chain of Lakes just east of Hayward along Hwy. 77 consists of six lakes and adjoining waters that cover more than 1,300 acres, with the Tiger Cat Flowage being the largest of them all at about 820 acres. The flowage sits on the outlet end of the chain. The other lakes are Burns, McClaine, Upper Twin, Lower Twin, and Placid.
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Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – September 2, 2025
Lately, some of (but not all) the best big fish action has been for likely staging salmon in 80 – 120 feet of water.
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Wisconsin’s Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Wisconsin published in the Sept. 5, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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Nature smart: A trip to the Galapagos Islands and the differences between turtles and tortoises
I think it would be safe to say that most people are aware of turtles and tortoises. But at the same time, I think there is a lot of confusion surrounding these cool critters. Even those familiar with these reptiles can sometimes have questions about the differences between turtles and tortoises.
Recently while leading a photo tour to the Galapagos Islands, in Ecuador, I had a chance to show my group the difference between turtles and tortoises.
Backyard and Beyond: Late-summer scenes
Chuck Kartak was watching an osprey nest just as a parent came in with a meal for its twins. These fish hawks are experts at snagging their prey, ending up with a fish at least once every four dives, sometimes more frequently.
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Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Multiple people caught snagging sturgeon below Dells dam
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the Sept. 5, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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EHD hitting deer hard in southeast Ohio
A fast-spreading deer disease has hit areas of southeast Ohio hard in this late summer season, according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife.
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) has had a particular rough impact on parts of the region, said Clint McCoy, deer biologist with the Division of Wildlife.
“So far, we’ve confirmed it in 11 counties,” McCoy said toward the end of August.
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