
Silent entry and close encounters: Kayak tactics to help you kill more deer
Winds were gusting to over 40 mph on the afternoon of Nov. 2 last year as I slipped quietly up the river in my kayak for an afternoon bowhunt.
These types of winds are

Winds were gusting to over 40 mph on the afternoon of Nov. 2 last year as I slipped quietly up the river in my kayak for an afternoon bowhunt.
These types of winds are

In the wake of its spring meeting in April, the New York State Conservation Council has submitted eight resolutions addressing a variety of conservation, legislative, fish and wildlife management, public access, environmental stewardship, and outdoor

When Mike Betanzos Jr. arrowed the biggest buck of his life in Ulster County, N.Y., on election day last November, he knew it had record book potential. But, as so many hunters often attest, the

Ten new members were inducted into the New York State Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame during the group’s annual induction ceremony held May 18, in Canastota.
Inductees are chosen each year based on “a lifetime

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the New York Harmful Algal Bloom System (NYHABS) is now active.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s FY27 Enacted Budget was 57 days late, but it included further restrictions on firearms, particularly Glock-style semi-automatic handguns, and 3D printing.

A pair of gun rights groups claimed victory after a three-judge panel of the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals on May 18 ruled in their favor. The ruling strikes down a provision in Gov.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the June 12, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

On our camping trip, Adrienne wasn’t exactly wandering around in the brush or woods. In fact, she does more of that on her daily walks around our home property. Still, she managed to have two
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