
New York’s 2022 black bear harvest falls just below average
Black bear hunters in New York had a fairly decent year in 2022, taking 1,318 bears, not far below the 2021 harvest of 1,346 and roughly 8% lower than the five-year average of 1,458. <br

Black bear hunters in New York had a fairly decent year in 2022, taking 1,318 bears, not far below the 2021 harvest of 1,346 and roughly 8% lower than the five-year average of 1,458. <br

The Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Management Cooperative recently announced the decision to further reduce the number of stocked lake trout released annually in Lake Champlain.
Lake trout are seeing a continued increase

There are lots of fish spread throughout the system here, with anglers reporting a mix of fresh, drop-back and actively spawning steelhead.

April 1 doesn’t even have to be circled on the calendar if you’re a New York angler. It’s still that big of a day. Even though new fishing regulations put in place in recent years

A look at the fishing and hunting report from across New York for the week of March 17, 2023.

As part of an effort to restore American shad in New York, DEC Fisheries staff, in collaboration with the PA Fish and Boat Commission, recently stocked 322,000 American shad fry into the Susquehanna River in

Ken Osika doesn’t wet a line that often, but ironically he’s probably seen more fish in a given week than most ardent anglers see in a lifetime.
While he only occasionally grabs a fishing

Live simply, work hard, be yourself – that is Samantha LaFond in a nutshell. LaFond owns and operates Naturally Wild Taxidermy in North Creek, N.Y. in Warren County, a business she started while living in

The Lake Erie streams are ice-free and are fishing exceptionally well.
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