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Commentary: Dismayed about the changing face of big-game hunting
I’m not sure what happened to deer hunting and I’m also not sure I like it. I’m an old deer hunter right now, but I started deer hunting when I was 16 or 17 years
I’m not sure what happened to deer hunting and I’m also not sure I like it. I’m an old deer hunter right now, but I started deer hunting when I was 16 or 17 years
My oldest son, Ira, called. “Hey Dad, I think you and Chris (his son) should go to Africa with me.”
Ira was the winning bidder for a ‘Plains Game’ safari donated to his local
That first weekend after deer season closes always feels strange.
After two-and-a-half months of chasing whitetails – from the early archery season on through the late-muzzleloading season – I’m suddenly not heading out the
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Law Enforcement recently ended a year-long investigation that resulted in the apprehension of two New Jersey residents suspected of illegally taking a deer in the front yard of
There is a new terrible idea flying around Albany. The New York Times recently reported that legislation will be introduced in the State Assembly to shut down the Reynolds Game Farm, in Ithaca, the only
I’m terrible about keeping a New Year’s resolution. For example, last year I was determined not to go “uuuuugh” whenever I got out of a chair or sat down in one.
In fact, I
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Region 5 Fisheries staff last month completed their annual round whitefish egg take at beautiful Cascade Lakes.
The 2025 sports show season is poised to begin soon, with shows getting under way in January and continuing throughout the year. The winter and early spring periods, however, remain the busiest with many large
The 2025 legislative session is coming and after years of discussion, New York lawmakers should consider the hunting community, the Department of Environmental Conservation and even the white-tailed deer herd this year and pass crossbow
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