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Eric Morken: How much gear is too much gear for the mobile turkey hunter?
As someone who loves to run and gun for turkeys, I often find myself questioning how much gear is too much gear to bring into the field.
I’m not exactly a minimalist. You
Ryan Rothstein: Be ready to burn more boot leather to find sheds this year
I’d be lying if I said I’m a diehard shed hunter, but I’ve also done it enough to know a thing or two about locating bone discarded this winter by whitetail bucks. Every spring, I
The era of the Rod and Gun Editors Association of Metropolitan N.Y. is rich with history
It happened in 1932 at Al Schacht’s Restaurant and Bar at 102 East 52nd Street, just off Park Avenue, in Manhattan. Jack Brawley and Jim Hurley had the first meeting of the Rod & Gun
Amanda Lefton appointed as acting commissioner of New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation
Nearly a year after then-commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Basil M. Seggos announced his resignation, Gov. Kathy Hochul has nominated a successor to serve as acting commissioner.
The
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Reel maintenance is important for fishing success
The stage is set. You are feeling lucky as you are out fishing in Lake Ontario in early May off Wilson, N.Y. Fishing has been very good for king salmon and the spring Lake Ontario
Under proposals, Ohio’s archery deer season would begin Sept. 27
The 2025-26 Ohio hunting and trapping season dates that begin in the fall of this year were proposed to the Ohio Wildlife Council on Wednesday, Feb. 19, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of
James Lindner: Catfish and whitefish are great options on late ice
Although game-fish seasons are closed across much of the Ice Belt, there are still plenty of opportunities left for ice fishing. Panfish, including crappies, bluegills, and perch, certainly receive the lion’s share of fishing pressure
Glenn Sapir: There was something special about a New York trout opener
I’ll admit that black bass are my favorite freshwater fish to pursue. It wasn’t always like that. At one time, stream trout fishing was tops on my list, and it was about now, in early
Deer management strategies likely to be altered in northeast Pennsylvania after new CWD cases
The first positive cases of chronic wasting disease in Carbon and Luzerne counties will bring significant changes to deer management in the region, including a new disease management area, enhanced surveillance and, possibly, the use
