Bowhunters, myself included, can be a fickle bunch. Take New York state archery hunters, for instance. For years we lobbied hard for an earlier opening to the archery deer season, and DEC finally bumped it up from mid-October to an Oct. 1 kickoff. And once that was in place, we moaned about the warm weather that […]
Early archery season worth a shot, weather or not Read More »
Should the DEC’s Summer Sighting Survey confirm the writer’s observations, the low poult numbers this year will mean fewer jakes on the landscape next spring, and even more importantly, fewer 2-year-old longbeards in the spring of 2020.
Tough times for turkeys: Poult numbers may point to poor nesting, brood-rearing season Read More »
Amsterdam, N.Y. — Eric Lawler and longtime hunting buddy Jerrod Vila had a goal in mind this spring: to double up on spring gobblers. Not just on the same day, but at the same time using the popular – and often failed – “1, 2, shoot!” method. When it works, it’s memorable. The hunting duo
New York hunting buddies connect on multi-bearded gobblers [photo] Read More »
For dogs’ sake, this writer is keeping porky numbers in check.
Porcupine encounters become a prickly situation Read More »
We’ve pretty much arrived at that point in the spring gobbler season where it’s easy to come up with an excuse to turn off the 3:30 or 4 a.m. alarm and go back to sleep. It’s too windy, too rainy, too cold, the gobblers are done pursuing hens, and it’s too anything. It’s easy to shut it
For the tired spring gobbler hunter, keep at it Read More »
While turkey numbers are clearly driven primarily by production in the spring and Mother Nature, there are other factors playing into the decline.
Tough times for turkeys, and don’t expect that to change anytime soon Read More »
Auburn, N.Y. — Owasco Lake will continue to be managed as a trout fishery as the walleye population fades from the lake following the end of a stocking program 12 years ago. DEC Region 7 fishery officials, at “State of the Lake”-type public meeting here last month, said it became readily apparent that Owasco Lake
Angler preference leads to the end of walleye stocking in New York’s Owasco Lake Read More »
I always enjoy working the New York Outdoor News booth at the winter sport shows. It’s a great time to connect with readers, hear what they like or don’t like about the paper, and trade hunting and fishing stories with folks whose interests are pretty much identical to mine. If I’m tag-teaming the show booth
Dog days at the sport shows: Toiling with a ‘toller’ Read More »
Lockport, N.Y. — Scott Witter didn’t even hunt turkeys until the spring of 2009. How, then, has the Lockport (Niagara County) man soared from a neophyte turkey hunter nearly 10 years ago to one of the top turkey callmakers in the country? There are several reasons, actually. A lengthy history as a talented woodworker, a
New York callmaker gobbles up awards at NWTF competition Read More »
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