
New York Outdoor News 2023 Rut Tracker: The early rut
A larger than average percentage of does will cycle into early season buck magnets entering their prime breeding window, starting in mid-October.

A larger than average percentage of does will cycle into early season buck magnets entering their prime breeding window, starting in mid-October.

The annual Outdoor News Best Buck Contest offers great prizes and awards to multiple winners from seven states across our coverage area!
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The state-owned public lands that contrive the Adirondack Forest Preserve are not managed for timber. What’s known as the “Forever Wild” clause of the state Constitution prohibits timber harvesting on these lands, including Catskill Forest

United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas has denied a request to reverse New York gun laws, including a recent takeover of background checks on applications for firearms and ammunition.
Thomas, on Oct.
Doodletown WMA is 1,078 acres of primarily forested land located in the towns of Ancram, Taghkanic, and Gallatin.

Across New York youth hunting seasons and special hunts organized and coordinated around them have been taking place.
In some cases, sportsman’s groups and Department of Environmental Conservation Police have pitched in to

President Joe Biden has signed the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act, which protects funding for schools that provide hunter education, archery, shooting sports and other programs.
The Oct. 6 signature comes after both

For years, I vowed that I would never use ladder stands while deer hunting. I simply felt that they were too big and would be too obvious to get most deer in close for archery

Hunting starts to take center stage. A look at the fishing and hunting report from across New York on Oct. 13, 2023.
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