The walleye population of Lake Ontario is getting some more attention in 2026 as New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has already initiated a walleye stocking evaluation plan for this year.
According to
New York’s saltwater anglers should enjoy a big increase in black sea bass landings this year, thanks to a series of actions taken by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Atlantic salmon spawning runs in two major Lake Champlain tributaries have seen significant improvements the past two years, with the number of migrating salmon more than doubling on the Saranac River and hitting record numbers
What follows is the first in a series of forthcoming articles detailing DEC’s Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management Plan, 2025-2040.
The New York 4-H Shooting Sports program is preparing to send a team of young shooting sports enthusiasts to compete in the 4-H Shooting Sports National Championships.
Anglers who hit their favorite stocked trout streams April 1 and beyond can thank New York’s network of fish hatcheries for providing them with their quarry.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation operates 12
New York hunters harvested 1,759 black bears during the 2025 hunting seasons. According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, that’s second only to the 2003 harvest.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation documented seven hunting-related shooting incidents (HRSIs) during the 2025 hunting seasons, and none were fatal, according to a recently released report.
The total lands below the
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says roughly 13% of the state’s white-tailed deer hunters harvest one or more antlerless deer each year. Only 3% take two or more antlerless deer.
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