
Trapping tips for catching river otters
Nothing is more pleasing to me than spring otter trapping.
Some of my favorite trapping memories were made in the Northern Adirondack foothills region trapping spring beavers and otters. I long for the day

Nothing is more pleasing to me than spring otter trapping.
Some of my favorite trapping memories were made in the Northern Adirondack foothills region trapping spring beavers and otters. I long for the day

Annually, like clockwork, in a small woodlot at the end of a steep ridge here in Western New York, a doe bedding phenomenon occurs ever since the lower spruce and ash began to die off

We here in New York, as well as many other states, take hunting seasons for granted, in that opening day means we go hunting. But that’s not always the case in other parts of the

For nearly a century, there has been an organization working quietly and steadfastly to ensure that the voices and priorities of sportsmen in New York don’t get lost in the rooms where conservation policy is

The New York NWTF State Chapter recently celebrated another year of conserving the wild turkey and preserving hunting heritage at its state chapter awards banquet in Binghamton.
Prior to the awards presentation, Austin Zweck,

In a report to the state legislature, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the results of the fifth year of the pilot program that allows mentored 12- and 13-year-old hunters to

Although New York’s legislative session began just after the first of the year, it’s still early in the process. Lawmakers mainly have the state budget to consider.
What follows is a list of some,

Cold making for plenty of ice-angling opportunities. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report on Feb. 12, 2026.

U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) informed his Republican colleagues that he hopes to mark up a new federal Farm Bill the last week of February, a development that has national conservation officials
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