
New York Cuffs & Collars: Ice fishing shelter left frozen into ice on Caroga Lake
New York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the May 1, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

New York cuffs and collars are field reports from DEC Officers. These reports are from the May 1, 2026 edition of Outdoor News.

The New York State Outdoor Writers Association will hold its annual conference this year May 7-10, in Greene and Columbia counties. Headquarters will be the Glen Falls House, an historic resort that sits on 47

New York’s Erie County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, representing 45 conservation/sportsmen’s groups in the county, held its annual banquet at Kloc’s Grove in West Seneca on March 21 to honor the leaders of the outdoors

Ever since the New York Safe Act and the Concealed Carry Improvement Act have been enacted, FFL gun shops and sporting good stores have been inundated with more regulations and excess expenses due to unconstitutional

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the May 1, 2026 edition of New York Outdoor News.

On April 21, the New York State Assembly’s Environmental Conservation Committee approved (reported) A10633/S09462. The bill, if passed, will permit DEC to expand the ability to issue antlerless deer permits in the Northern Zone.

Upcoming events this spring will help women develop a variety of outdoors skills.
These will include the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) Bowhunting 101 Workshop, which takes

Trout Unlimited’s initiative to improve trout habitat on the famed Batten Kill river is entering its seventh year in 2026, with several projects on tap on the Vermont and New York sides of the river

Lake Erie anglers continue to enjoy excellent catches of big yellow perch, with lots of limits reported.
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