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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

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

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

State Roundup: Start with Iron County when looking deep into issues with Northern Wisconsin’s deer herd
Steve Heiting’s deer series continues with a look at Iron and Ashland counties, along with an accompanying article on the front page of our June 14 print edition of Wisconsin Outdoor News.
I grew

Illinois gobbler ranked 7th heaviest in state history, top tom taken by female hunter
As she did with the first five turkeys she shot in her hunting career, Jennifer Cheely grabbed the freshly-harvested Edgar County tom and threw it over her shoulder.
That’s what first made her go

Pennsylvania Reader Stories: Some poach gobblers during the Sabbath day
The so-called “Sunday hunting ban” has never stopped Norm Green, of Northeast Pa., or me, during spring gobbler season.
We have always utilized Sundays as scouting days during gobbler season. We’ve often located active

Bob Zink: Post-party illnesses a reminder of how to cook bear meat
I have friends who have varying degrees of meat aversion. One will eat fish, but no other meat. One has a pet pig and will eat nothing with pork in it. Another is a “locavore.”