Hunting
Might duck hunters see a bigger bag limit for northern pintails as soon as 2025-26 season?
Duck hunters could see a bigger bag limit for northern pintails as soon as the 2025-26 season, if U.S. Fish and Wildlife population census numbers for the duck match set goals.
Regulations for the
U.S. House committee OKs Farm Bill
While Congressional passage of a massive U.S. Farm Bill likely faces an uphill trek during a presidential election year, conservation groups last week lined up to congratulate members of the House Agriculture Committee on passage
Minnesota Mixed Bag: Alumacraft announces more layoffs
An international maker of recreation vehicles has announced another large layoff at its boat plant in southern Minnesota.
Alumacraft, which manufactures aluminum fishing boats and is owned by Canada-based Bombardier Recreational Products, Inc. (BRP),
Illinois bill banning coyote hunt contests described as ‘tale of two regions’
An Illinois measure that would prohibit contests that award cash or prizes for killing certain wildlife is unlikely to clear the Senate after narrowly passing the House. House Bill 2900 passed the House on a
Illinois Mixed Bag: New study suggests substantial species barrier preventing transmission of CWD to people
A new study of prion diseases, using a human cerebral organoid model, suggests there is a substantial species barrier preventing transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) from cervids – deer, elk, and moose – to
Dean Bortz: Turkeys get the best of me, but 2024 season was no disappointment
I guess if my only point or objective to turkey hunting was bagging a beard-swinging bird bellering in my face, then I’d have given up the sport a long time ago and gone back to
New York’s 2024 sport show season continues this summer
In 2022, the Caledonia community welcomed a professional artist to paint a large-scale mural in the downtown district of the village.
New York’s Erie, Niagara counties dole out annual sporting awards
The outdoor conservation community, including fishermen, hunters, trappers and the like, honor the stewards of New York’s natural resources every year through the county’s federation of clubs. The Erie County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs held
Lows Lower Dam work continues in Adirondacks, with access still limited for outdoor users
Summer and likely fall access to a popular but remote Adirondack fishing, camping and paddling destination remains limited due to an ongoing dam reconstruction project.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation continues
