SEASON DATES

PLEASE CHECK DEC’S WEBSITE OR HUNTING, TRAPPING AND FISHING PUBLICATIONS FOR A FULL LIST OF HUNTING AND FISHING SEASONS, INCLUDING SPECIAL HUNTS AND SPECIFIC REGIONAL REGULATIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR WATERFOWL AND TRAPPING SEASONS, AND WITHIN PARTICULAR WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT UNITS.

OCT. 11: Northern Zone crossbow season begins.

OCT. 13: Northern Zone turkey season ends.

OCT. 14-20: Northern Zone muzzleloading season begins.

OCT. 15: Brook Trout season ends in lakes and ponds; Trout in inland trout streams becomes catch-and-release. Statewide lake trout season ends.

OCT. 20: Northern Zone regular (rifle) season begins

OCT. 21 – NOV. 3: Southern Zone turkey season.

NOV. 4: Southern Zone Crossbow season begins.

NOV. 18: Northern Zone regular (rifle) season begins

BANQUETS/EVENTS

OCT. 7: Whitetails Unlimited, East Worcester Fish and Game Club Banquet, Worcester, N.Y. Info: 607-397-174.

OCT. 20-22: New York Grouse & Woodcock Benefit Hunt, Malone, N.Y. Info: www.ruffedgrousesociety.org, or email natek@ruffedgrousesociety.org.

NOV. 4: Catskill Mts. Trout Unlimited Conservation Fundraiser, Stonehedge Restaurant West Park, N.Y. Info: 845-339-5938.

SHOWS

OCT. 7: Females & Firearms Event. The Suffolk Alliance of Sportsmen, Inc. and Old Bethpage Rifle & Pistol Club, Babylon, N.Y. Info: 631-226-7201.

OCT. 8: Midstate Arms Collectors, Lisle Gun & Knife Show, Lisle Fire Company 9090 Rt. 79 Info: contact Sandy Ackerman 607-748-1010 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

NOV. 5: Midstate Arms Collectors, Oneonta Gun & Knife Show, Oneonta Elks Lodge 84 Chestnut St. Info: contact Sandy Ackerman 607-748-1010 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

NOV. 11-12: Niagara Frontier Gun Shows Springville Fire Hall, Springville, N.Y. Info: call Bruce 716-542-9929 or visit www.nfgshows.com.

DEC. 3: Niagara Frontier Gun Shows Kings Catering and Party House, Canandaigua, N.Y. Info: call Bruce 716-542-9929 or visit www.nfgshows.com.

JAN. 6-7, 2024: Niagara Frontier Gun Shows Hamburg Fairgrounds, Hamburg, N.Y. Info: call Bruce 716-542-9929 or visit www.nfgshows.com.

MARCH 30, 2024: Sportsman’s Flea Mkt., Dunhams Bay FIsh & Game Club, Queensbury, N.Y. Info: buck@adkhunter.com.

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

OCT. 13.: NYS Licensed Guide Examinations. Preregistration is required Info: www.nysoga.org.

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TOURNAMENTS.

OCT. 7: NYKBF Kayak Fishing Invitational Oneida Lake. Info: www.nykbf.com.

OCT. 7-21: Hudson Valley Kayak Bass Fishing Fall Brawl. Info: http://facebook.com/HVKBF.

OCT. 8: Long Island Kayak Bass Fishing Tournament of Champions, Oneida Lake. Info: www.likbf.com.

OCT. 8: Single Fall Horse Pull, North Country Draft Horse Club, Copenhagen, N.Y. Info: 315-493-1905.

SHOOTS

OCT. 8, OCT. 22, NOV. 5: Archery Shoot, Eatonbrook Rod & Gun Club, Morrisville, N.Y. Info: 315-893-7253.

NOV. 4: Turkey Shoot, Big M Game Club, Clifton Springs N.Y. Info: 585-354-4789.

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.

MEETINGS

Central New York Izaak Walton League: Last Tuesday each month 7 p.m., Fayetteville-Manilus Rod & Gun Club, Manlius. Info: 315-420-9209.

Cortland Chapter Izaak Walton League: Last Wednesday of the month, 7 p.m., Homer. Info: 607-849-6718.

Federation Of Sportsmens Clubs Of Sullivan County: Second Wednesday of each month, 7 p.m. White Lake Fire House. Info: www.sportsmensfederation.com/, or call 845-798-4612.

Hague Fish & Game Club: Third Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., West Hague Road, Hague N.Y. Info: hfg12836@yahoo.com.

Keuka Lake Chapter Izaak Walton League: Second Thursday of the month, 7 p.m., IWLA Clubhouse, Penn Yan, N.Y. Info: 315-729-3574.

Orange County Trappers: Monthly, 7:30 p.m., Shawangunk Fish & Game Association. Info: 845-406-8916.

Oswego County Trappers: First Tuesday of the month (except July and November) at 7 p.m. at The Leatherstocking Club, Route 104, New Haven. Info: 315-591-0581 or 315-591-3525.

Rome Chapter Izaak Walton League: Second Thursday of the month, 7:30 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church, Rome. Info: 315-336-2460.

Utica Chapter Izaak Walton League: Monthly, MWP Arts Institute, Utica. Info: 315-853-1066

Warren County Conservation Council: First Thursday of each month, 6 p.m. Cornell Cooperative Extension in Warrensburg. Info: buck@adkhunter.com.