New York Mixed Bag: Draft management plans released for two Jefferson County WMAs
A mix of outdoor-related news stories from across New York published in the June 30, 2023 edition of New York Outdoor News.
A mix of outdoor-related news stories from across New York published in the June 30, 2023 edition of New York Outdoor News.

With each slow, but methodical step, the anticipation grew as we, 15-strong, made our way through the forest’s relatively thick understory.

Typically born away from the herd in the remote, even isolated, reaches of the 68,000- acre Black River State Forest, these four-legged animals are far from alone.
Elk calves, after all, are a high-interest

Recently, while leading a photo tour in northern Minnesota, I was once again reminded about the rigors of nature: Only the strongest survive to carry on and pass their genes to the next generation.

Fuzzy little ducklings are swimming behind their mothers around lakes and ponds, learning to feed themselves and evade predators.

“It all began in the early 1970s,” Larry Leonard said. “I built a purple martin house and put it up. Before I had the last nut tightened on the pole, martins were checking out the

The outdoors can be a harsh place.
Winter is the season when the natural landscape often takes a cruel turn, defined by frozen ground, frigid temperatures and chilling winds. The dull, barren winter landscape

More than half of the moose that inhabited Isle Royale National Park in 2019 are now gone, most of them having died of malnutrition.
The island’s moose population was estimated at 2,060 in 2019,

Towhead Lake was once a natural shallow lake, with a network of connected wetlands, considered sovereign land by the state highway commission when it visited the area in the 1910s.
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