The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced it is seeking public input on the draft revised State Wildlife Action Plan for 2025-35.
In 2024, DEC sought review and input on draft
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is asking New Yorkers to participate in the state’s annual Summer Wild Turkey Sighting Survey, which continues through the month of August.
Western New Yorker Bailey Eigbrett, of Cheektowaga, won the Bassmaster Kayak Series event at Lake Champlain, and thus has qualified for the 2026 Bassmaster Kayak National Championship, in Knoxville, Tenn.
Eigbrett claimed the victory
“It ain’t over till it’s over.”
That Yogi Berra quote was most appropriate for this year’s Summer Lake Ontario Counties Trout and Salmon Derby that concluded July 27. In the end, it was Larry
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 22, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.
The title of this column pretty much poses the question we’ve been hearing repeatedly during the past two months, and one that is being asked more frequently as big game archery hunting seasons approach.
Walleye fishing on Lake Erie is still phenomenal no matter what port you launch out of.
This episode marks the third anniversary of the Great Northeast Podcast and with that we welcome retired New York Outdoor News editor Steve Piatt. Steve was the very first guest on this podcast when it
This was not a good start to our day. Getting out early on Lake Erie is always a good idea, given how the lake is capable of kicking up and sending you back to the
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