New York’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
August 5, 2025
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across New York published in the Aug. 8, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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New York Cuffs & Collars: Nearly 100 tickets issued during striped bass enforcement initiative
Staff Report
August 5, 2025
New York cuffs and collars are field reports from New York DEC Officers. These reports are from the Aug. 8, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Three-peat for New York State Brigade at flintlock rifle championships
Kenyon Simpson
August 5, 2025
The rattle of musketry and acrid smell of black powder once again filled the air near Saratoga Battlefield as the New York State Brigade of Longrifles hosted The John Little New England Traditional Flintlock Rifle
New York team first repeat winner in 15 years of Lake Erie walleye event
Bill Hilts Jr.
August 5, 2025
However you word it, it was the second straight victory for the Knee Deep team led by Don Skellie, of Fredonia. Brothers Hunter and Colby O’Stricker, of Great Valley, were also back on the team
Mixed Bag: Non-lead ammo rebate program returning this hunting season
Staff and News Reports
August 5, 2025
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will continue to offer hunters up to $60 in rebates for purchase of certified of lead-free ammunition once again this hunting season.
New York Letters to the Editor: New E-tag regulation proposals are not ‘old school’ friendly
New York Letters to the Editor
August 5, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Aug. 8, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.
Mike Raykovicz: What might expanded crossbow use mean for New York’s deer harvest?
Mike Raykovicz
August 5, 2025
Crossbows have been a topic of conversation among archery hunters for years. Some hate them while others love them. Regardless of how anyone feels, it appears they will become a permanent part of New York’s
Dan Ladd: California ruling on ammunition background checks raises eyebrows in New York
Dan Ladd
August 4, 2025
On July 25, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that California’s requirement for background checks on ammunition purchases – in place since 2019 – violates the Second Amendment. Basically, the ruling stated that
Episode 77 — The fight against hemlock woolly adelgid
Dan Ladd
August 1, 2025
Another challenging invasive species on the Northeast landscape continues to be the hemlock woolly adelgid, which was recently discovered along the shores of Lake Champlain and near the Great Sacandaga Reservoir. Dan welcomes entomologist Mark
