Hunting
Webinar updates public on chronic wasting disease in New York
Big game experts from the New York Department of Environmental Conservation held an information webinar on chronic wasting disease (CWD) on Oct. 16.
After a brief overview of the disease by Kevin Hynes, biologist
DEC to operate check station in Region 9 for Southern Zone opening weekend
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation encourages hunters to visit the Region 9 deer and bear check station on Route 16 in the town of Holland, Erie County, during the opening weekend of
Dan Ladd: Looking into the factors that dictate a hunter’s harvest choice
A few editions back our online poll queried bowhunters on what they desired to harvest for an early season deer. This included mature bucks, antlerless deer, any buck or any deer.
The results weren’t
Ralph Loos: Illinois deer and turkey hunters both facing a numbers problem
For 16 or 17 years in a row, I’ve gotten the same phone call from 16 or 17 different deer hunters just before the gun season.
“You’re always writing about how good of shape
New York fifth grade students exposed to the outdoors on annual field trip
On a warm, early October Friday afternoon more than a dozen fifth grade students from the Granville Central School in Washington County were learning how to fish along the shores of a small pond at
Patrick Durkin: Wisconsin bear hunters record a ‘very average’ year
Wisconsin’s bear hunters bagged 3,724 bruins during the 35-day season, a 16% decline from 4,432 in 2024, according to preliminary data. Though the overall kill also fell 8.6% short of the 4,075-bear harvest target for
Commentary: Defending the Boundary Waters, and our outdoor legacy, from short-term politics
The fight to protect the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is far from over.
America’s public lands, waters, and wildlife are facing threats from the current administration and Congress that could irreversibly change our
Connecticut Hill WMA — New York’s biggest Wildlife Management Area
If you’re looking for a big-woods deer hunt, the Adirondacks are a great place to do just that.
But you don’t have to go there. Or to the Catskills. New York State’s Southern Tier
New York Mixed Bag: Paul Smith’s College Student Seeks Adirondack Black Bear Reports For Study
A student at Paul Smith’s College, in Franklin County, is seeking sighting reports of black bears within the Adirondack Park from hunters and the general public. The data will be used for a study being
