Junior turkey programs in New York tout spring success
Staff Report
June 13, 2023
This year, several Environmental Conservation Officers participated in the Second Annual Suffolk County Youth Hunt.
Hunting
Remembering Leopold: Understanding the landscape in its entirety has plenty of practical applications for hunters
Greg Hoch
June 13, 2023
The objective is to teach the student to see the land, to understand what he sees, and enjoy what he understands. I say land rather than wildlife, because wildlife cannot be understood without understanding the
Video: Use standing corn to your advantage this deer season
Eric Morken
June 12, 2023
It is not uncommon for some hunters to avoid standing cornfields when it comes to bowhunting whitetails, the idea being that the large majority of deer will go unseen because they spend their time within
Fawns: The impressive facts about how the next generation of whitetails survives
Site Staff
June 12, 2023
Most of the newest generation of deer are here, and a good percentage of them will survive to adulthood. How they do that is pretty impressive, especially when you consider all of the dangers out
Wildlife management: balancing short-term requests with long-term goals
Russ Mason
June 12, 2023
Almost 20 years ago, Shawn Riley wrote: “decision-making is the core work of wildlife managers.”
New York Crossbow Coalition President, Rick McDermott, dies in vehicle accident
Dan Ladd
June 11, 2023
Rick McDermott, founder and president of the New York Crossbow Coalition, died unexpectedly on June 10 as the result of an automobile accident. He was 66. His wife, Annemarie, 64 also perished in the accident,
New York City Department of Environmental Protection eyes fall repairs of Delaware Aqueduct
Jeff Murray
June 11, 2023
The final phase of a project to repair an aqueduct system that provides New York City with about half its drinking water is scheduled to begin this fall, meaning the system will be shut down
New York sporting bills quiet as 11th hour loomed
Dan Ladd
June 9, 2023
It appears that New York’s sporting community will see neither favorable or unfavorable legislation passed during this year’s legislative session, unless it took place at the eleventh hour.
At press time, with just
How to tame your shotgunning kick factor
Phil Bourjaily
June 7, 2023
Shotguns kick. Some kick more, some kick less, but almost any shotgun and load capable of making a clean kill hits the shooter, too. Too much recoil corrodes good shooting, building bad habits like head-lifting
