New York Mixed Bag: Last-minute bookings now available at DEC campgrounds
Staff Report
April 4, 2023
Short outdoor news stories from across New York published in the April 7, 2023 edition of New York Outdoor News.
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Upgrades to New York’s Sackets Harbor park continue
Burnie Haney
April 4, 2023
A $4.9 million project continues in the Village of Sackets Harbor on the shores of Lake Ontario, in Jefferson County, that includes upgrades at Market Square Park boat launch that will close access for the
New York programs available for aspiring youth turkey hunters
Staff Report
April 4, 2023
Many of these events are part of the state’s Youth Turkey Program designed to introduce youth between the ages of 12 and 15 to the fundamentals of turkey hunting and provide an opportunity to hunt
Student archers straight shooters at New York NASP state tournament
Dan Ladd
April 2, 2023
New York’s National Archery In Schools Program recently held its 15th annual state archery tournament at the NYS Fairgrounds, in Syracuse, showcasing the archery skills of 635 students from 35 schools from across the state.<br
Threat to Lake Champlain looms as New York, Vermont fight invasive round goby
Don Lehman
March 31, 2023
The biggest threats to Lake Champlain’s game fish, including Champlain’s markedly improved lake trout populations, may not come from well-known pests such as lamprey or alewives but instead from a small, non-native fish that has
Entire flock euthanized as Avian flu outbreak rocks state pheasant farm in New York
Dan Ladd
March 30, 2023
Pheasant hunting across New York will likely take a serious hit this fall following an outbreak of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Reynolds Game
New program charts water temps on Great Lakes, providing a tool for anglers
Steve Begnoche
March 29, 2023
A new product, the Great Lakes Surface Water Temperature Map, has been developed by the NOAA to once again provide real-time satellite surface water temperatures updated daily.
Anglers seek areas where upwelling cold water
Three New York sportsmen honored at annual outdoors show
Dan Ladd
March 26, 2023
Held in late February, promoter Mike Hauser and State Assemblyman Robert Smullen took a special timeout at the show to honor its three featured guests.
New York DEC reports Avian Influenza outbreak at Reynolds Game Farm
Staff Report
March 22, 2023
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced a suspected outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus at Reynolds Game Farm, in Ithaca, affecting the farm’s pheasant population.
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