Central New York Fishing Report – December 29, 2023-January 12, 2024
Site Staff
January 1, 2024
Steelhead are being found throughout this river.
New York
New York Reader Stories: Whitetail fawn rescued after getting caught between a rock and a hard place
Joe Foran
January 1, 2024
I was up on land I recently bought in Washington County, N.Y., putting a wooden seat on a metal stand. As I was in the stand I started hearing a weird noise.
At first,
Kent Weil: Trapping the elusive mink requires scouting and strategy
Kent Weil
December 31, 2023
The fact that I caught my first mink at the age of 12 in a set I specifically made for mink made me very proud.
It still does, because there is a lot of
Commentary: Bad New York laws hurt good people
NYS Sen. Jake Ashby and Dan Stec
December 31, 2023
It’s in lockstep with her predecessor’s approach – ignore the illegal guns flooding our cities and the criminals who wield them with impunity; harass law-abiding citizens who enjoy the outdoors and want to protect their
Dan Ladd: Who won in recent court decisions on New York gun laws? Depends on who you ask
Dan Ladd
December 30, 2023
Depending on where you get your news from, New York’s gun owners are either big losers or big winners following the U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals panel decisions on New York’s gun laws. These
Top 10 hunting and fishing movies to watch during these long winter nights
Rob Drieslein
December 29, 2023
Selecting 10 top hunting and fishing films should be fun, right? Yet for the staff of Outdoor News, it was tougher than it sounds, because there are surprisingly few good ones.
Campy titles exist
Ice fishing New York: Here are five waters to target
Vic Attardo
December 29, 2023
In a previous edition of New York Outdoor News, we looked at ice fishing waters in the northern (Adirondack) region of New York.
Now, here’s a few from around the rest of the Empire
As the Endangered Species Act turns 50, those who first enforced it reflect on its mixed legacy
Associated Press
December 28, 2023
On Dec. 28, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act. “Nothing,” he said, “is more priceless and more worthy of preservation than the rich array of animal life with which our country has
A year in review: 2023 was a pretty good year in New York’s outdoors
Bill Hilts Jr.
December 28, 2023
As 2023 draws to a close and we ready ourselves for another year, it’s time to review how the last 12 months treated us in the great outdoors. For the most part, it was a
