Great Northeast Podcast

As the U.S. Congress weighs the Sunshine Protection Act, which would make Daylight Savings Time permanent, Dan Ladd weighs in on what it could potentially mean to sportsmen – particularly fall deer hunters, trappers and

As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, the podcast celebrates its 100th episode by bringing back retired New York Outdoor News Editor Steve Piatt. Since Steve lives just inside the Pennsylvania border, he’s on top

After his wife had not one, but two tick bites during a recent camping trip in the central Adirondacks, host Dan Ladd discusses tick populations in the Northeast and the problems they cause. After sharing

New York DEC’s recently proposed antlerless deer regulations have been a hot topic this spring. Big Game Unit Leader Branden Quirion recently discussed the proposals with members of the NYS Outdoor Writers Association. This episode

As turkey season progresses in the Northeast, host Dan Ladd is joined by John DeGroot, co-chair of the new Western New York Longbeard’s chapter (flock) of Turkeys for Tomorrow. DeGroot explains how his group came

The story behind Vermont’s wild turkey restoration is told courtesy of a recent gathering of lawmakers and wildlife officials in western Vermont. In the late 1960s Vermont imported birds from other states, including New York,

With another spring turkey season on the horizon, New York Outdoor News editor and host Dan Ladd touches on a number of topics pertaining to gobbler hunting. First, with several states holding youth hunting weekends,

New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation recently proposed four regulation changes to encourage hunters in the state to shoot more antlerless deer. Among them is an earn-a-second-buck proposal that would require hunters to harvest and

Recently, lawmakers and conservation groups gathered in Albany for a meeting of the New York Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus to talk face-to-face about issues facing sportsmen in New York. New York Outdoor News Editor and host