
Mike Raykovicz: Big baits mean big bass
New York’s bass season opened on June 15, and professional anglers with fast boats and all the latest gear, as well as weekend fishermen, will be targeting the species whose season runs until the end

New York’s bass season opened on June 15, and professional anglers with fast boats and all the latest gear, as well as weekend fishermen, will be targeting the species whose season runs until the end

Last hunting season, as I walked up the road to our designated meeting place for our annual family Thanksgiving Day hunt, I was pleasantly surprised to find two of my younger grandchildren, standing among our

With few exceptions, fish aren’t known for their parenting skill, particularly the male side of the species: the fathers.
No need to describe the “I can’t be bothered” nurturing habits of most fish.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced the return of the popular First-Time Camper Program for the 2024 season.
New York families that have never experienced camping will

Springtime during New York’s trout season this year was unlike any year I can remember. The fishing has been great…and not so great. That is not unusual.
The winter of 2023 promised us in

Spring gobbler season is, quite literally, a painful reminder that I’m now the same age as old people.
Yet I still hunt, and my pre-season scouting runs essentially turn May Madness into a two-month

The sudden passing of Oneida County, N.Y., outdoorsman Ryan Rector from a work accident in 2022 left the community of Naples devastated.
The 27-year-old hunter, mentor, fire chief, and business owner was well-known and

Michael Hauser of Johnstown, N.Y., was named the 2024 Pass It On Award winner by the New York State Outdoor Writers Association at its annual conference in Oswego held May 30-June 2.
Hauser, promoter

There must be something in the water in the Hudson River. First it was the Bronx and Queens when U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) asserted with zero scientific evidence that traditional lead hunting ammunition “poisons
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