
Copycat and cover calling can close the deal on spring gobblers
Copycat and cover calling will put more toms on the ground than any creative sounds you might conjure up to close the deal. Getting a boss hen hopping hot and heading your way is a

Copycat and cover calling will put more toms on the ground than any creative sounds you might conjure up to close the deal. Getting a boss hen hopping hot and heading your way is a

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

Good numbers of yellow perch have moved into the canals and have been cooperative here.

Shoreline and nearshore lake casting or small craft action has been good, mirroring the apparent strong numbers of brown trout.

Brown trout fishing out of Wilson and Olcott has been going gangbusters.

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.

It’s not your typical state forest, and that’s likely why the California Hills State Forest in Putnam County has a pretty solid following of sportsmen.
There are bigger state parcels; this one is just
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the April 3, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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