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New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on May 22, 2025
Still some time for turkey hunters, and angling action heats up. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report on May 22, 2025.

Conservation groups applaud removal of land sale amendment from House budget bill
National conservation groups were celebrating a major win on Thursday: the withdrawal of provisions in the House budget reconciliation bill – the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) – that would have authorized the

New Cessna 206 promises great changes ahead for how Minnesota DNR does work
From more than a mile away, it can spy loons nesting on a lake below. During the dead of night, it can pick off perpetrators illegally cutting spruce tops and pine boughs from Minnesota forests.

Tom Venesky: Color variations add to unpredictability of nature
Sometimes, things occur in nature that smash the norms we are accustomed to. I was reminded by this recently when a friend passed along a photo of a bear with four cubs passing through a

Outdoor Insights: Current threats to public lands have unified outdoors groups across the political spectrum
Conservation groups have flooded our email boxes at Outdoor News the past two weeks ever since the U.S. House Resources Committee passed a late-night amendment to the reconciliation bill that would sell 460,000 acres of

Ohio’s Outdoor Trailblazers: Sally Biancone fosters a passion through photos
Surveying all that surrounds her on her Athens County, Ohio, property, Sally Biancone can’t help but think about what brought her here.
A talented photographer of all things wild, Biancone first picked up a

Sight-fishing for bass is a subtle approach that’s great fun
One thing that walleye anglers generally miss out on, for most of their lives, is sight-fishing. That’s a shame, because there are few types of fishing that are more exciting, especially when it comes to

Ohio DNR launches voluntary licensing for hunting outfitters
The Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is welcoming participation in Hunt PrOH, a newly launched hunting guide certification program. Guides and outfitters offer hunting access and assistance to customers who hunt white-tailed deer, wild

Michigan study suggests promise for deer vaccine for bovine tuberculosis
A pilot project last year to vaccinate Michigan deer for bovine tuberculosis is showing promising results for developing another tool to control the spread of the bacterial disease.
In March and April 2024, the