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October 30, 2025

Black River Wild Forest extends over four New York counties

When it comes to land classifications, Wild Forests in the Adirondacks and Catskills tend to be more accessible and thus more people-friendly than those classified as Wilderness. But that does not necessarily mean that a Wild Forest is any less remote.
That could be the case with the 127,135-acre Black River Wild Forest, in the southwest corner of the Adirondack Park, near the popular community of Old Forge.

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Not just about hunting: New York youth enjoy fishing events too

While youth hunting events get the spotlight in the fall in New York, there are a number of youth-oriented fishing events as well. Here’s a sample.
In Ulster County, the Federated Sportsmen’s Clubs of Ulster County started a program in 2021 that has morphed into the Youth and Veteran Fishing Charter. The program involves taking both kids and veterans on fishing charters.

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Steve Piatt: A Newfoundland moose, after all

Gary was perfectly fine with not bringing home a moose on our Newfoundland hunt last month. It was that good of a hunt, that good of an adventure, from the arduous trip itself to the daily trudging across the spectacular landscape to the endless glassing in an effort to find a bull.
It had been, in fact, a great week, one that actually stretched into two with travel to the island and then back home, lengthy drives parlayed with ferry crossings for me and flights from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Deer Lake, Newfoundland, and back for Gary as he avoided his customary motion sickness.

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