New York’s share from Land and Water Conservation Fund more than $13 million
Staff Report
August 8, 2023
The funds from this year’s distribution will be available until fiscal year 2025.
News
Fish passage 10 years in the making reconnects vital habitat areas in New York
Jeff Murray
August 8, 2023
Byron Young may not be a household name, but he’s well known in Suffolk County, N.Y., for his longtime dedication to the construction of a fish passage through Woodhull Dam on the Little River, a
Sporting license sales under way in New York; rifle hunting allowed in Onondaga County
Dan Ladd
August 7, 2023
Sporting licenses in New York officially went on sale Aug. 3, just days after hunters were able to begin applying for Deer Management Permits on Aug. 1.
One change that recently occurred that will
Archery, hunter-ed programs threatened by removal of federal funding
Dan Ladd
August 7, 2023
Sporting groups across the U.S. are heavily criticizing the Biden Administration following a July 31 report that the president and Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona intend to remove federal funding for hunter education and archery
New York’s Fulton County wildlife sports museum doubles in size
Dan Ladd
August 2, 2023
When the Wildlife Sports and Educational Museum opened in Vail Mills, near Amsterdam, in Fulton County back in 2006, it seemed like a sizable operation. Bob Kazmierski, a life-long taxidermist, had years earlier secured a
Beavers, bobcats most active in sluggish fur trade
Kent Weil
July 31, 2023
Unfortunately, things have not gone well in the fur trade in 2023. Prices on most items, while up from 2022 sales, started from such a low value that the increases don’t seem like much –
New York’s Lisa Clemons and Ladies into Practical Shooting help empower women through the outdoors
Megan Plete
July 30, 2023
At a recent range night, a nervous woman shows up to learn more about handling her firearm. She has the basics, but her confidence is low. Enter Lisa Clemons, NRA certified pistol instructor and all-around
Studies show digestive tracts of predatory cats destroy CWD prions
National Deer Association Report
July 28, 2023
Chronic wasting disease prions are the Chuck Norris of infectious materials. Incinerating them at 1,112 degrees will only slightly degrade their infectivity, and you must hit 1,800 degrees to destroy them. They are just fine
Lake Erie delivers in 39th Southtowns walleye tournament in New York
Bill Hilts Jr.
July 26, 2023
The 39th Annual Southtowns Walleye Association of Western New York’s annual contest was held June 10-18, a traditional kickoff event for the walleye fishing season on Lake Erie.
After nine days of intense fishing,
