New York Letters to the Editor: Bowhunting, X-bow safety facts
New York Letters to the Editor
May 12, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 16, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.
Opinion
Dan Ladd: Keep an eye on fire danger despite New York’s recent rain
Dan Ladd
May 12, 2025
I admit, I’m a weather geek and it’s something that dates back to a meteorology course I took in college. In fact, because of my broadcasting background – also primarily in college – my wife
Mike Raykovicz: A few thoughts on taking advantage of New York’s turkey season
Mike Raykovicz
May 6, 2025
New York’s spring turkey season is here and across the state, tens of thousands of hunters are in the woods. No doubt some, out of necessity or just plain laziness, will have done little or
Dan Ladd: Be safe on New York’s waters this spring
Dan Ladd
May 2, 2025
It’s been an interesting spring – or lack thereof – for nearly all of New York thus far. The thermometer has been riding an up-and-down roller coaster-like pattern and nearly everyone I’ve talked to, especially
Commentary: Value of public lands is enhanced by conservation. Here’s what that means
Boone and Crockett Club Report
April 30, 2025
The U.S. federal public land estate is an American legacy the Boone and Crockett Club will support forever. Since our founding in 1887, whenever the suggestion has been made that public land be disposed of
New York Letters to the Editor: Fire-starting is an important survival skill for all to master
New York Letters to the Editor
April 28, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 2, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.
Bill Hilts, Jr.: New York’s Lake Erie perch action heating up
Bill Hilts Jr.
April 25, 2025
It was a winter that didn’t want to let go … and a spring that didn’t want grab hold and give us some decent weather. Finally, Easter weekend, the ice (finally) departed Lake Erie in
Mike Raykovicz: Know the difference between ‘magnum’ and ‘chilled’ lead shot
Mike Raykovicz
April 24, 2025
I’ve reloaded all of my rifle ammunition for more than 60 years and I like to say I’ve never bought a box of factory loaded ammunition in my life. Except for my commercially sourced turkey
Commentary: Trump to scrap Biden-era rule that elevated conservation on public lands
Chris D’Angelo / Public Domain
April 23, 2025
At an all-hands meeting of Interior Department employees last week, Secretary Doug Burgum stressed that managing and protecting federal public lands “must be held in balance.”
“It says in the mission statement the job
