New York
Season Dates
Feb. 6: Canada goose season closes, Western Long Island Zone. Feb. 15: Bobcat hunting season closes, southeastern New York & portions of Northern Zone. Feb. 15: Raccoon & fox hunting season closes, statewide, except Long
Thousand Island
Black Lake: Chapman’s Sports (315-324-5265) reported at mid-month that ice conditions had deteriorated to the point where it was no longer safe to be out there. However, colder weather quickly followed and by now anglers
Capital District
Northern pike fishing in some of the backwaters of the Hudson River north of Stillwater has been good and good-sized fish have been caught. Reports from Fish307.com say that Brant Lake in Warren County is
CFAB chair: Vacancies hurting N.Y. sportsmen
Albany – The recent departure of the Conservation Fund Advisory Board’s representative from Region 3 has the board down two of its members, and the board’s chairman said the vacancies have hurt the flow of
Long Island/NYC
The open and charter boats out of Shinnecock and Sheepshead Bay are targeting a mixed bag of cod, pollack, ling and sea bass on the offshore wrecks in 70 to 120 feet of water. Longer
Southeastern New York
Not much to report since ice conditions have deteriorated and forced anglers to tip-toe back to shore. Prior to the warm spell, some anglers were venturing out onto parts of Muscoot Reservoir, as well as
Sportsman launches state hunter survey
Oxford, N.Y. – As an avid sportsman, Billy Hoosock spends a lot of time on hunting- and fishing-related Web sites, and peruses their message boards often. So he occasionally takes part in the often spirited
Report: Hunting, fishing a N.Y. economic engine
Washington – New York’s 1.2 million hunters and anglers are among the most prominent and influential of all demographic groups, spending more than $1.8 billion a year on hunting and fishing, according to a new
