Great Northeast Podcast

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

Melanie Sawyer, who lives in New York’s Adirondack Mountains and was a former participant on the History Channel’s Alone series, joins the podcast. Among Melanie’s many passions are linking history and food, and along with

Gun rights defender Attorney Paloma Capanna joins the podcast once again to catch up on the status of a number of lawsuits she’s either involved in or knowledgeable of that challenge New York gun laws,

In the midst of a winter cold stretch across the entire Northeast, Dan Ladd sits down with Chemung County, N.Y. executive Chris Moss and county legislator Jim Palmer to talk about the county’s annual Park