Hunting
New York’s statewide fishing and hunting report on Aug. 28, 2025
Fishing action starts to slow as hunting becomes the focus. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report on Aug. 28, 2029.
Gear items that will add to your efficiency this bowhunting season
One thing that helps get me through the heart of a bowhunting offseason is analyzing gear for my mobile hunting style.
This mobile approach has helped me shoot a lot more deer, but
Commentary: What to do about declining North American duck populations
We, the Old Duck Managers Group, are retired Minnesota DNR and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists who worked on waterfowl management, research, and/or law enforcement our entire careers. We have watched as ducks have
Scarecrows helping crop production inside Michigan’s Shiawassee State Game Area
Eric Ray, 50, loves the Shiawassee River State Game Area in Michigan. It’s been that way since his dad took him duck hunting there when he was a young teen.
“It was the first
Tom Venesky: CWD is no reason to stop hunting
When chronic wasting disease turned up for the first time in northeastern Pennsylvania last year, there were concerns from local hunters that the presence of the disease could eventually mean the end of deer hunting
Ryan Rothstein: Last-gasp food plots that could save your deer season
If you’ve been around the food-plotting world for a while, you know the past several years have provided more than their fair share of challenges to successful food plot establishment in Minnesota.
Whether it’s
Bob Gwizdz: Michigan hunting, fishing license fee proposal not as dramatic as last one; will it pass?
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ quest for a license fee increase is more than a year old now and is still nowhere near a fait accompli.
The provisions of the new fee structure
Waterfowl pre-season prep: The time is now to get organized
From my perspective, summer had been passing agonizing slowly. The seemingly unending hot, humid streak made autumn appear far way, so I put hunt plans on the shelf.
Until now. I was nearly in
Bill to expand crossbow use in New York signed by governor
Crossbow enthusiasts in New York have gotten their wish. On Tuesday, Aug. 26, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed bill S6360/A8330A into law, which allows the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to permit the use
