New York’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
January 6, 2026
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
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New York Cuffs & Collars: Hunter harassment case in Suffolk County
Staff Report
January 6, 2026
New York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.
New York hunter education instructor harvests massive South Carolina gator that falls just shy of record
Dan Ladd
January 6, 2026
Carl Finkelson feels like he had a pretty good 2025 hunting season. The 37-year-old hunter and bowhunter education instructor from Mt. Pleasant, in Westchester County, N.Y., who works for the White Plains school district, harvested
New York State Parks welcoming Park Police applicants
Staff Report
January 5, 2026
The New York State Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is accepting applications to join the ranks of police officers protecting visitors to the State Park system.
New York DEC releases finalized Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management Plan
New York Department of Environmental Conservation
January 5, 2026
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton on Monday announced the release of the final Adirondack Brook Trout Pond Management Plan.
The brook trout is New York’s state fish and
New York Mixed Bag: DEC launches new places to hunt waterfowl interactive mapper
Staff and News Reports
January 5, 2026
Albany — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation/DEC has developed a new interactive map designed specifically for waterfowl hunters.
New York Letters to the Editor: State should improve habitat on lands near Adirondack Park
New York Letters to the Editor
January 5, 2026
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 9, 2026 edition of New York Outdoor News.
Dan Ladd: With a new year, outdoor focus in New York turns to legislation
Dan Ladd
January 5, 2026
The New York State legislature reconvenes Jan. 7 for the 2026 session. So, here we go again, as basically from now through June 4 when the session ends, there will be plenty of attention paid
Rare hermaphrodite whitetail is New York 12-year-old’s first deer
Jeff Murray
January 5, 2026
When 12-year-old Bryce Farmen shot his first deer in early December, he and his dad, Brett, were excited that his inaugural whitetail was a buck. At least that’s what they thought.
The deer sported
