Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 11, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.
Anglers have prospered on the water and in the wallet at a number of big-time fishing tournaments held on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Clockwise, from top-left, Michigan angler Jack Paquette won the Wilson Harbor
Tony Buffa, a longtime director on the Oneida Lake Association Board of Directors and one of Oneida Lake’s and Lake Ontario’s most respected fishing guides, passed away on June 13 from cancer at the age
Sometimes the best scenes are the ones that flash by out the corner of your eye. Bob Hilbert was driving in a heavily forested area when he saw a dark lump in a roadside shrub.
The coho salmon bite off Niagara County is still going strong.
New York state has issued nearly 800 permits to anglers and organizations who plan to hold bass fishing tournaments around the state in 2025, as state officials have found that tourney organizers have been receptive
While bowhunting enthusiasts wait to see if Gov. Kathy Hochul will sign new legislation that would significantly expand the legal use of crossbows for hunting in New York, archery retailers across the state are anticipating
Anglers faced with hot conditions. Here’s a look at the New York fishing report from across the state on July 3, 2025.
The 2025-2026 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp – commonly known as the Duck Stamp – went on sale recently. The new Federal Duck Stamp and its younger sibling, the Junior Duck Stamp, debuted
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