Hunting

By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — If there’s any question that this Southern Zone deer season will be different than years past, all you have to do is look at a calendar. Opening Day this

By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — It’s not the kind of document you’ll find in a hunting camp, or something you’ll plunge into as you sit by the fire on a cold winter night. Make

By Morgan Lyle Contributing Writer Washington, D.C. — For untold generations, the only requirement for saltwater fishing in New York waters has been the willingness to get up early and to endure the wind and

By Steve Piatt Editor Elizabethtown, N.Y. — Deer hunters in New York’s Northern Zone can, with apologies to the folks at Burger King, pretty much have it their way. Looking for some high-density deer populations

By Steve Piatt Editor Buffalo, N.Y. — Only time will tell whether New York hunters ever take crossbows into the field. Until then, the debate over crossbow use won’t likely go away. While crossbow advocates

By Paula Piattt Associate Editor Ilion, N.Y. — Members of the New York State Assembly’s Republican Hunting and Fishing Task Force are continuing their tour around the state, looking for input from business, sportsmen and

By Steve Piatt Editor Albany — Their numbers may be shrinking, and so, too, may be the species they pursue, but the fact remains that thousands of hunters will take to the woods next month

Albany — An angler creel survey on Lake Ontario’s popular tributaries this fall will help DEC manage the fishery for the future. DEC officials said the survey will be used to gather information on population

By Steve Piatt Editor New Hartford, N.Y. — Deer hunters in several Southern Tier counties will be allowed to tote rifles into the deer woods this fall, but for some, there may be a problem.