The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife biologists will be holding a virtual meeting to share information with the public on a variety of regional and statewide
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 2, 2026 edition of New York Outdoor News.
This is starting to become a “thing,” meaning that every year it seems there’s something new for New York’s hunting community, mainly big game, and especially whitetails.
When Keith Tidball took over as president of the New York State Conservation Council two years ago, he knew he had a lot of work to do to get the organization back in shape.
On this lake, look for tiger muskies in the shallow north end, Lader Point, Turtle Bay and along the causeway using spinnerbaits, chatterbaits, swimbaits or large stickbaits.
It was a big project for a small fish. The emerald shiner, arguably one of the most important fish in the Great Lakes, received a significant amount of funding through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
The Southern Zone rifle opener in mid-November is a busy day in New York’s outdoor world. Oct. 1 may be a close second. With October comes the start of numerous hunting seasons across the state.
Hunting seasons open in earnest Oct. 1. Here’s a look at the New York fishing and hunting report from across the state on Sept. 24, 2026.
Dennis Racine of Redding Reloading, located in Cortland, N.Y., joins the podcast to catch up on all things reloading. Dennis discusses recent developments at Redding, including their video series and e-newsletter as well as die
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