
New York Letters to the Editor: Hunting implements should not be refereed to as weapons
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 25, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.

Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 25, 2025, edition of New York Outdoor News.

Assuming Gov. Kathy Hochul eventually signs New York’s crossbow bill into law, there’s a few questions that remain to be answered.
First, is the timing of the potential signage, which is hoped and expected

Different features within waterbodies call for different tactics, so a full tackle box can come in handy at this time of year. (Photo courtesy of Mike Raykovicz)

Bass and pike continue to bite as summer turns the corner. Here’s a look at the New York fishing report on July 21, 2025.

Athletes and teams representing 460 high schools from across the nation participated at the 2025 USA High School Clay Target League National Championship held July 9-14.
Overcoming the stiffest competition in National Team Championship

Anglers have been doing well fishing for brown trout on this famed fishery.

With Huntstock Massachusetts on the horizon, promotor Pat Guyette joins the podcast to talk about the event’s third year, which includes a star-studded seminar speaker lineup. Guyette also explains how Huntstock New York was not

Nothing says fall is coming like hunting and trapping licenses going on sale, which occurs in early August. Hunters can also can begin applying for deer management permits. This year, however, things could look a

It’s been 12 years since New York’s brook trout record was last broken. But Ben Ferguson’s 6-pound, 3-ounce brookie, landed July 5 in the St. Regis Canoe Area in the Adirondacks, resets the bar for
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