The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is changing the way it manages the walleye fishery in the St. Lawrence River, but not everyone is happy with the overhaul.
For the last 20
It’s not easy being a rainbow or brown trout in Owasco Lake.
It’s been that way for about 20 years now, as Owasco’s lake trout and walleye populations soared and those fish had a
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the April 18, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
New York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the April 18, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
DEC is inviting the public to learn more about the status of Lake Erie and Upper Niagara River fisheries at a public meeting on Thursday, April 24, from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at the Lodge
A Saratoga man died after his roommate shot him with a pellet gun on April 6. Early that morning, the Saratoga Springs Police Department Emergency Dispatch received a call reporting that a man had shot
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently awarded long-time hunter safety instructor Darwin Roosa, of Albany County with DEC’s Wayne W. Jones Award of Excellence. The award recognizes Mr. Roosa’s outstanding contribution as
Touting a reduction in gun violence in New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul on April 3 signed three new gun laws, including one she said strengthens a law signed last year that requires firearms dealers and
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the April 18, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.
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