New York Mixed Bag: Late muzzleloading hunting seasons winding down
Staff and News Reports
December 8, 2025
Late muzzleloading seasons in New York continue in both the Northern and Southern Zones for big game.
New York
New York Letters to the Editor: Antler restrictions discriminate against hunters without options
New York Letters to the Editor
December 8, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 12, 2025 edition of New York Outdoor News.
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Safety is job No. 1 for ice anglers; here’s what to consider
Bill Hilts Jr.
December 8, 2025
I poured myself a cup of Tim Horton coffee at 5:30 a.m. this December morning and checked out the thermometer. It read a crisp 7 degrees in Lockport, N.Y.
I turned on the local
Backyard and Beyond: Hawk saved from snake’s death grip
Val Cunningham
December 8, 2025
A proud granddad sent in a stunning photo and even more astonishing tale: Bill Hayes’ grandsons, Joseph, Phillip, and Andrew, ranging in age from 21 to 17, spend a great deal of time outdoors. They
Lake Erie laker spawning grounds improved in New York
Staff Report
December 6, 2025
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the completion of an experimental aquatic habitat reclamation project on Brocton Shoal in Lake Erie.
The project involved a groundbreaking high-velocity jetting method, which
Mike Raykovicz: National Archery in the Schools Program stronger than ever
Mike Raykovicz
December 6, 2025
When I was in high school back in the stone age, physical education (we called it gym) consisted of playing games, climbing ropes, or workouts on gymnastic equipment.
I worked in a high school
Election Day buck shot with a bow may have shot at New York’s record book
Dan Ladd
December 5, 2025
A massive white-tailed buck taken Nov. 4 in Ulster County is rumored to have record book potential in the bow typical category, considering it is eventually scored by the New York State Big Buck Club.<br
New York’s fishing and hunting report on Dec. 5, 2025
Outdoor News
December 5, 2025
Time of transition if upon hunters and anglers. A look at the New York fishing and hunting report across the state on Dec. 5, 2025.
Pair pleads guilty to scrap theft from New York DEC
Staff Report
December 5, 2025
Two subjects recently pleaded guilty and paid fines to settle charges related to the theft of items from a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation facility in Schuyler County earlier this year.
