Hunting
New York Mixed Bag: Free summer fishing days are June 24-25
A mix of outdoor-related news items from across New York published in the June 16, 2023 edition of New York Outdoor News.
Reflecting on Long Island’s first spring turkey season
When New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation announced that it planned to hold a spring turkey hunt on Long Island, I, like many other Long Island hunters, felt both excitement and apprehension.
Long Island
New York hunters enjoy first Long Island spring turkey season
At noon on May 31, Long Island’s first spring turkey season came to an end.
The season saw hopeful turkey hunters spread out over six major parcels of state land, including the Rocky Point
Junior turkey programs in New York tout spring success
This year, several Environmental Conservation Officers participated in the Second Annual Suffolk County Youth Hunt.
Remembering Leopold: Understanding the landscape in its entirety has plenty of practical applications for hunters
The objective is to teach the student to see the land, to understand what he sees, and enjoy what he understands. I say land rather than wildlife, because wildlife cannot be understood without understanding the
Northern Pennsylvania hunting preserve is a refuge for heroes
The mission of the “L-E-E-K” Hunting and Mountain Preserve here is to provide hunts of a lifetime for externally and mentally injured soldiers.
The L-E-E-K facility is located on 411 acres, and thanks to
Video: Use standing corn to your advantage this deer season
It is not uncommon for some hunters to avoid standing cornfields when it comes to bowhunting whitetails, the idea being that the large majority of deer will go unseen because they spend their time within
Fawns: The impressive facts about how the next generation of whitetails survives
Most of the newest generation of deer are here, and a good percentage of them will survive to adulthood. How they do that is pretty impressive, especially when you consider all of the dangers out
Wildlife management: balancing short-term requests with long-term goals
Almost 20 years ago, Shawn Riley wrote: “decision-making is the core work of wildlife managers.”
