New York’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
October 23, 2025
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the Oct. 31, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
New York
Nature Smart: Prairie dog town soul
Stan Tekiela
October 23, 2025
Diversity is the key to the strength and resilience of Mother Nature. Diversity in the plant world ranges from single celled plants, known as algae, to giant sequoia trees. The diversity of insects is almost
Backyard and Beyond: Scenes from Autumn
Val Cunningham
October 23, 2025
Whether you call it a tobacco hornworm or the larval form of a Carolina sphinx moth, this large, green caterpillar makes for an arresting sight.
New York Letters to the Editor: Poacher’s punishment seems insignificant considering crimes
New York Letters to the Editor
October 23, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 31, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
Youth hunters kick things off as hunting, trapping seasons highlight fall’s progression in New York
Dan Ladd
October 23, 2025
Hunters across New York continue to have a multitude of opportunities for both big and small game, and as October morphs into November that will only accelerate. Trapping seasons, too, are just getting under way
New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Oct. 23, 2025
Outdoor News
October 23, 2025
Transition time for hunters and anglers. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report on Oct. 23, 2025.
Target staging areas in late October for better bowhunting; here’s what they look like
Eric Morken
October 23, 2025
There were fresh deer droppings and tracks all over a corner of the beanfield that had just been combined during the previous week.
The problem? The corner was 15 yards from a well-traveled road
Niagara Falls (N.Y.) Fishing Report – October 21, 2025
Site Staff
October 21, 2025
The most consistent action for anglers has been bass throughout the system with a variety of live bait off three-ways being the most productive.
Orleans County (N.Y.) Fishing Report – October 21, 2025
Site Staff
October 21, 2025
Look for fair to good salmon action at the dam here to continue with more and more brown trout in the mix.
