New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Oct. 23, 2025
Outdoor News
October 23, 2025
Transition time for hunters and anglers. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report on Oct. 23, 2025.
Hunting
Target staging areas in late October for better bowhunting; here’s what they look like
Eric Morken
October 23, 2025
There were fresh deer droppings and tracks all over a corner of the beanfield that had just been combined during the previous week.
The problem? The corner was 15 yards from a well-traveled road
Strange deer stands: A classic tale of going after one spooky Halloween buck
Gary Clancy
October 20, 2025
A deer stand might be nothing more than the broad beam of a stout oak to lean your back against when you plant your butt on the ground. Or it might be a portable treestand,
New York’s Gary Bush seeks the challenge of still-hunting, and targeting Adirondack bucks
Leo Maloney
October 19, 2025
Gary Bush shares the spirit of the mountain men: the age old urge to wander and explore new areas. He also shares their skill in hunting, especially deer. A visit to his home in Verona
New York reader stories: Close encounters end with a 10-yard shot on a good buck
John Hawes
October 18, 2025
The 2024 deer season was in full swing and I had been hunting hard for seven days, from sunrise to sunset. I saw and passed on plenty of deer, many up close, but all were
Blood, memories, and the making of an adult deer hunter
Tony Jones
October 18, 2025
My watch disappearing into a pool of blood. Among the many memories of my first deer hunt, that is the most vivid. It happened 10 years ago, when I was 47. I’m what they call
Glenn Sapir: Mentors needed to bring more minorities into the outdoors
Glenn Sapir
October 17, 2025
This is the most colorful time to be outdoors. When you look up, you revel in the red, yellow, orange and purple that light up the trees.
On the ground, however, at least in my
Dan Ladd: Hand-loaded ammo ready for whitetail season
Dan Ladd
October 17, 2025
When I got into hand-loading a few years ago, like any hunter, the idea was to eventually make my own hunting ammunition. It’s taken awhile, but if I’m fortunate enough to get a crack at
A little shotgun maintenance will improve your accuracy this hunting season
Tori McCormick
October 16, 2025
A few years after I began shooting semi-automatic shotguns in the 1990s, I started taking my boom sticks to a gunsmith during the period between when summer trap leagues ended and before the bird-hunting seasons
