
New York Outdoor News 2023 Rut Tracker: The early rut
A larger than average percentage of does will cycle into early season buck magnets entering their prime breeding window, starting in mid-October.

A larger than average percentage of does will cycle into early season buck magnets entering their prime breeding window, starting in mid-October.

Bill Wellman, of the Lake Champlain Chapter of Trout Unlimited (TU), has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the New York State Council of TU in Albany.
Wellman is being honored for his

Upcoming peak in spawning should bring on more brown trout migrations.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Oct. 20, 2023, edition of New York Outdoor News.

The state-owned public lands that contrive the Adirondack Forest Preserve are not managed for timber. What’s known as the “Forever Wild” clause of the state Constitution prohibits timber harvesting on these lands, including Catskill Forest
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across New York published in the Oct. 20, 2023, edition of New York Outdoor News.

Field reports from New York DEC Officers published in the Oct. 20, 2023, edition of New York Outdoor News.

United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas has denied a request to reverse New York gun laws, including a recent takeover of background checks on applications for firearms and ammunition.
Thomas, on Oct.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the temporary closure of several state forest roads and boat launch sites in Western New York for necessary site maintenance and improvement projects.
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