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New York DEC purchases easement lands
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently announced the acquisition of approximately 1,624 acres of conservation easement on lands in northern New York from the Open Space Institute (OSI).
New York Mixed Bag: New online hunter education course now available
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is now recognizing a third option for online hunter education certification.
State hunters see high success rates during Wisconsin’s recently-completed elk season
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) celebrates the completion of the 2025 elk hunting season. The state’s eighth managed elk hunt opened on Oct. 18 and concluded Dec. 19.
“This elk season marks
New York’s State Fish and Wildlife Management Board regrouping after setbacks
Even championship sports teams go through rebuilding years, and the same can be true for other successful organizations.
Case in point might be the New York State Fish and Wildlife Management Board, which for
Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Enforcement action taken after buck is killed with aid of a drone
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from DNR wardens. These reports are from the Dec. 26, 2025 edition of Outdoor News.
Kinfolk Hunting Collective a first step for new hunters in New York
Kinfolk Hunting Collective, a New York-based non-profit, has emerged this year as a growing force in the world of outdoor education, mentoring new hunters and outdoor enthusiasts with a mission that blends community, inclusivity, and
Why some New York environmentalists are picking up deer rifles
Masha Zabara marveled at what happened to the forest once deer weren’t around to decimate the understory.
In the fenced 13-acre site in Southern Columbia County, in New York, wildflowers had become reestablished. Tupelo
Committee suggests hike in spring turkey ‘tag’ numbers in Wisconsin
More turkey hunting permits will be available for this coming spring hunting season in Wisconsin based on recent recommendations of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Turkey Advisory Committee.
The committee meets each December
All it takes is one rooster for an inspired old dog
When the old rooster flushed from dense brush along the edge of an Iowa public grassland, my brother Dave quickly shouldered his 16 gauge and fired.
From where I stood, it looked like a
