
Reflecting on 30 years in the business of New York’s outdoors
While sipping on some egg nog over the holidays I realized that 2023 will mark 30 years that I’ve been in the outdoor writing business. I’ve seen and learned so much along the way.

While sipping on some egg nog over the holidays I realized that 2023 will mark 30 years that I’ve been in the outdoor writing business. I’ve seen and learned so much along the way.

From outdoors TV to podcasts to major speaking engagements, Rue Mapp was most everywhere in ’22.

As the years pass, Vin Sparano has become more and more convinced that hunting and fishing becomes a strong family tradition more than any other activity.

Beyond the threat it poses to hunters and wildlife, chronic wasting disease represents a growing cost to state agencies, especially during hunting season. A new peer-reviewed report published in the November/December 2022 issue of The

The storm brought high winds and cold temperatures to most of New York for the holiday weekend, but a post-holiday warm-up gradually worked its way into most of state, and like 2021, allowed hunters taking

How far the mule deer buck stood from the rifle muzzle was anybody’s guess, because holding my rangefinder steady in the 25-mph crosswind was impossible. Even if the buck was within range, I still couldn’t

Most Western states use points for nonresident hunters, including Wyoming, Colorado, and Montana. Here’s some tips on navigating point systems when applying for a Western big-game hunt.

Long Island’s Suffolk County has good numbers of deer, the product in some cases of a lack of public hunting access that allows whitetails to age and grow (as well as multiply to excessive numbers).

If you have designs on a duck mount, late-season drakes are best, according to Koenig. The plumage of ducks progressively becomes more colorful during fall.
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