Shape up for hunting season – and a physical isn’t a bad idea, either
Make it hurt now and it will hurt a little less when it's time for that future hunt of a lifetime.
Summer birding diversion: gardening and fried green tomatoes
Though popular in the southern and central United States, fried green tomatoes deserve more respect in North County, the author says, and she has a recipe to convince you.
DEC to anglers: spare heat-stressed fish
The agency also recommends avoiding catch-and-release fishing for heat-stressed trout because they're unlikely to survive no matter how carefully they're handled.
The time-tested weedless frog: Still the best for summertime bass
A non-professional bass fisherman’s opinion on the three best artificial lures for catching bass under difficult conditions.
North country crappies: Tactics for the slabs of summer
Locate these fish via reliable fishing electronics, then work a variety of presentations to catch aggressive, neutral, or even negative crappies.
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Interior Department allots more than $250 million for national park infrastructure projects
Includes project at Valley Forge National Historical Park in Pennsylvania and New York's Statue of Liberty National Monument.
Thanks in large part to Great Lakes region numbers, boating industry sales at 10-year high
Of the top 10 states in sales of new powerboats, engines, trailers and accessories in 2017, four are from Great Lakes region – Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Wisconsin.
Porcupine encounters become a prickly situation
For dogs’ sake, this writer is keeping porky numbers in check.
Zinke proposes expanding hunting, fishing at 30 national wildlife refuges
More than a third of those refuges are on lands in the Great Lakes region.
New York state walleye, crappie records fall on same weekend
The 18-plus-pound walleye, caught in the St. Lawrence River, shattered the old mark by more than 1-1/2 pounds.
The light stuff: Running and gunning for late-season gobblers
When the morning sit doesn’t pan out and you have room to roam, scale down the gear and give mobile hunting a try. It’s a great way to find birds and get a little exercise to boot.
In Vermont, Lake Champlain sturgeon population improving; group seeks U.S. protection
While there is some good news, biologists still do not have a firm estimate of the Lake Champlain sturgeon population, and a recovery plan released in 2016 estimated it could be half a century or longer before the population reaches the level where they could be fished.
New York unveils finalized CWD plan [video]
The plan proposes regulatory changes and new actions to minimize the risk of CWD entering or spreading in New York state, the DEC says.
Fishing tip: Change your tactics to catch more spring walleyes
To put more fish in the boat this spring, use electronics and switch tactics until you identify a hot technique
Missing a gobbler: It happened today, and it will probably happen again
Still, the excitement surrounding turkey hunting is the very reason we arise in the middle of the night and head out into the turkey woods.
Focus on the hens and the food to find spring gobblers
And toe tracks along muddy trails or other soft areas can be good indicators of turkeys, as well as fresh droppings, and they’re just as good as a gobble for betraying silent toms.
Experience crucial to spring gobbler success
And other simple things to remember as we begin another season in the turkey woods.
DEC looks to remove lake sturgeon from threatened list in New York no later than 2024
Agency's final lake sturgeon recovery plan to help guide recovery efforts for next decade.
Deer harvest down 5 percent in New York state
The 2017-18 estimated deer take included 95,623 antlerless deer and 107,804 antlered bucks. Statewide, this represents a 10 percent decline in antlerless harvest and nearly identical buck harvest as in 2016.
Study: Climate change could impact critical food supplies for migratory birds
Pinpoints a period in late summer in the temperate zone of North America when the climate is projected to be significantly different from the historical norm. That change in climate could affect insect and plant communities, which in turn would threaten food resources for migratory birds during the crucial stage when they’re bulking up to fuel their autumn migration journey.
Chinook catch rates highest ever on Lake Ontario
The DEC estimates that anglers caught 96,000 and kept nearly 54,000 Chinook salmon in 2017.
A bounce-back fishing year for Lake Ontario brown trout?
So far, so good this season, but learning to adapt to conditions can make or break your fishing trip.
Ice fishing tip: Catching late-season crappies you didn’t know existed
Find lush, green cabbage and coontail vegetation during late ice, and high-rising, slab crappies and aggressive bluegills may be nearby.
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