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Commentary: New York Lawmakers running familiar anti-hunting playbook
There must be something in the water in the Hudson River. First it was the Bronx and Queens when U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) asserted with zero scientific evidence that traditional lead hunting ammunition “poisons

Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies contacting trappers to take part in survey
Trappers across the country, including those in New York, may soon be asked to participate in the latest Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies national survey.
The AFWA, in partnership with Responsive Management, is

Friends remember New York State Big Buck Club founder Bob Estes
To say Bob Estes enjoyed deer hunting would be the ultimate understatement.
People who knew him will tell you he lived deer hunting.
Estes, who lived in Caledonia, N.Y. (Livingston County), was not only

New York Outdoor News contributor Charles Witek III presented with Keesler award
New York Outdoor News contributing writer Charles Witek of West Babylon, (Long Island), was honored with the M. Paul Keesler New York Outdoor Citizen Award June 1, 2024 when the New York State Outdoor Writers

Wisconsin Cuffs & Collars: Man purchases resident licenses in both Wisconsin and Illinois past seven years
Wisconsin cuffs and collars are field reports from the DNR. These reports are from the June 14, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.

Bowhunters played major role in tracking expansion of Illinois bobcats
Despite the difficulty people have spotting bobcats in Illinois’ wilderness, DNR relied on sightings by the public to document the predator’s expansion in the state.
This intriguing point was made in a recent study

White bass bring walleye anglers back to Wisconsin’s Wolf River
Wisconsin towns along the Wolf River recently saw a second surge of anglers chasing a spawning run, but this one was for white bass, not the better known walleye run.
Although walleyes draw anglers

Tales of when predators attack…turkey decoys
Nature’s surprises often turn routine hunts into lifetime memories.
Sometimes you smile, wondering why a mallard hen would expose her waddling brood to avian and terrestrial predators by marching them across a bare 300-yard

Pennsylvania’s Conneaut Lake a nice choice for late spring bass fishing
Fishing adventures are more fun when shared with a buddy, so I asked my friend, Mark, to accompany me for a bass fishing adventure at Conneaut Lake in Crawford County, Pa.
Mark readily accepted