
What’s the big deal about crossbows?
Back in 1990, I was invited to participate in an outdoor writer media event in Ohio to sample the much-maligned crossbow – the Devil’s tool. Or so I thought. After a couple shots at a

Back in 1990, I was invited to participate in an outdoor writer media event in Ohio to sample the much-maligned crossbow – the Devil’s tool. Or so I thought. After a couple shots at a

When you live in the Adirondacks – and in the heart of the Adirondacks, none of this fringe or foothills stuff – like we do, this is the time of year when, if you’re not
As a hunter, particularly a bowhunter, I always wondered what was happening around my stand in my absence. In the not-too-distant past I stretched sewing thread along deer travel routes and checked to see if
‘Operation Dark Night’ nets 137 individuals Avon, N.Y. – A statewide crackdown on deer poaching for the second straight year has netted numerous arrests this fall. DEC officials announced the results of the seven-week detail,
Season Dates Jan. 17: Tautog (blackfish) season reopens Jan. 30: Duck/sea duck season closes (Long Island Zone) Jan. 30: Snow goose season reopens (Western Zone) Jan. 30: Brant season closes (Long Island Zone) Jan. 30:
Central Islip, N.Y. – Seven Long Island towns have won a lawsuit in which they challenged the state’s $10 annual marine fishing license. New York State Supreme Court Judge Patrick A. Sweeney ruled last month
(Editor’s Note: This is the first installment of what we expect to be a regular feature in New York Outdoor News. “Cuffs and Collars” will highlight some of the activities of the DEC’s environmental conservation
Western New York Lake Erie and tributaries: Dunkirk Harbor was producing some trout at the fishing platform and the warm water discharge area from small boats. Egg sacs, minnows, spoons and spinners should catch fish.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has nominated Joe Martens, a key figure in some of the state’s major land acquisitions in the Adirondacks and elsewhere, to serve as commissioner of the Department of Environmental Conservation. Martens has
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