New York’s Outdoor Calendar
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the Oct. 31, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
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October 23, 2025
Nature Smart: Prairie dog town soul
Diversity is the key to the strength and resilience of Mother Nature. Diversity in the plant world ranges from single celled plants, known as algae, to giant sequoia trees. The diversity of insects is almost too much to fathom. As for birds, more than 11,000 different species of bird flit around the world in so many vibrant colors, shapes, and sizes.
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Backyard and Beyond: Scenes from Autumn
Whether you call it a tobacco hornworm or the larval form of a Carolina sphinx moth, this large, green caterpillar makes for an arresting sight.
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New York Letters to the Editor: Poacher’s punishment seems insignificant considering crimes
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 31, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
Indiana Fishing Report – October 23, 2025
Glacial lakes in northeastern part of the state are seeing some good perch action. Try fishing minnows under a bobber along weed edges or flats.
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Michigan Outdoor News Fishing Report – October 23, 2025 – video
Fishing is still on fire and the rivers remain full of salmon, with colder weather helping. And perch fishing remains solid.
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Youth hunters kick things off as hunting, trapping seasons highlight fall’s progression in New York
Hunters across New York continue to have a multitude of opportunities for both big and small game, and as October morphs into November that will only accelerate. Trapping seasons, too, are just getting under way in parts of the state.
Following the state’s annual youth hunting weekend, which took place Oct. 11-13, deer season intensified in the Northern Zone as the early muzzleloading season is taking place Oct. 18-24, followed on Oct. 25 by the Northern Zone regular season opener, which runs through Dec. 7.
New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Oct. 23, 2025
Transition time for hunters and anglers. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report on Oct. 23, 2025.
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MN-FISH and Minnesota DNR leaders talk potential walleye regulation change
When the Minnesota DNR announced it was considering lowering the state’s walleye limit from six to four, MN-FISH Executive Director Mark Holsten recalls wanting to wait until it became more official before the advocacy group became increasingly involved.
Once it became clear the agency plans to move forward on some sort of regulation change, Holsten said that MN-FISH board members met with DNR Fisheries Section Manager Brad Parsons in August to gain that clarity.
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