Episode 81 — Here comes the crossbow in New York
With archery seasons poised to open in New York, and
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Dan Ladd: ‘Woods walk’ on family property is eye-opening experience
I’m extremely fortunate to live on a piece of property that has been in my family for generations, as far back as the late 19th century. Like my father, I grew up here and in my younger days my uncle owned what was once the family farm that long ago was homesteaded by my great grandparents.
As boys, my two brothers and I wandered the woods, often with BB guns. As we grew into hunters, the woods on the family property produced its share of grouse and gray squirrels. As an adult, I’ve successfully hunted both deer and turkeys here.
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Dan Ladd: What’s next for New York hunters in wake of crossbow expansion?
As the excitement of deer season looms, especially the opening of archery hunting seasons, the expanded crossbow hunting opportunities are an obvious highlight.
While certainly not every New York hunter is on board with the passage of the crossbow bill, the fact is that is here, and likely for good. So, what’s next for New York hunters, who never (this one included) seem to be satisfied with the here-and-now?
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Story of students processing a bear on Cornell University campus goes viral
The story of two Cornell University students butchering a legally-harvested bear in their college dorm kitchen has gone viral, garnering national headlines.
Although the students names or exact location of the hunt were not published, various news outlets are reporting on the incident, which has also been a hot topic on social media outlets.
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Episode 80 — Dr. Keith Tidball, New York State Conservation Council
Fresh off their Fall Convention in the Adirondacks, NYS Conservation
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New era begins for New York crossbow hunters
Upon Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signing crossbow expansion into law, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation wasted no time communicating new crossbow hunting regulations to the public.
Hochul signed off on the law on Aug. 26, and shortly thereafter the agency posted updated regulations to its website for crossbow hunters. Most notable is the fact that crossbows can now be used during all archery seasons, with limitations in some areas, and also the fact that all licensed crossbow hunters must also posses an archery hunting privilege/license. To do so, one must pass a NYS Bowhunter Education Course.
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New York’s Jacob Slusarz repeats as IBO world champion
Jacob Slusarz continues to be on a roll as a professional archer.
The Voorheesville resident (Albany County, N.Y.) recently won his second consecutive IBO World Championship, following up an earlier win this year at the Lancaster Archery Classic and a 3D archery triple crown in 2024. The tournament was held Aug. 7-10 in Berkley Springs, W.Va., and Slusarz shot in the men’s pro class (Pro Men’s Release).
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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.
Episode 79 — Catching up on the reloading industry
Dennis Racine, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Redding
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