
Commentary: Spend new funds wisely on private-lands conservation
Legislation has made it possible to do more for habitat and climate resilience in rural America.

Legislation has made it possible to do more for habitat and climate resilience in rural America.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor from New York Outdoor News.
As reported on the cover of the Jan. 27 issue, it’s been a tough season so far for New York’s ice anglers.

One of my favorite locations for viewing bald eagles, especially in the winter months when cold weather locks up many of the area’s waters with a coating of ice, is the Niagara River. Strong currents

We might not kill the biggest deer in the woods each fall, but I’m not sure any group of hunters has as much fun in the woods as our crew, the Iron Sight Gang.

Since we’re no longer living in the Adirondacks, Paula and I are right now in a dead zone of sorts when it comes to our outdoor pursuits.
At one time, there was a thriving domestic retail market for fur in the U.S. The demand for fur at home created a lucrative market for not only mink farms, but trappers as well.
Late in 2022 our Congressional leaders gave themselves a pay raise. Now they have to figure out how to pay for it.

Finally! Early November’s late afternoon big moon beamed down like a smile. The rut, an old cranky engine had hiccuped and sputtered a few times, but now it had caught fire and was revving up.
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