Ice Fishing
Ice Fishing: Too Close A Call
For a person with fishing in their bones, it is exciting to bundle up against the frigid cold, lug heavy gear across a frozen lake in below-freezing, windy weather, to sit on an upturned bucket, […]
New York
Gun News
Bullet Points – Weekly Firearms Industry Newsletter – 05252019
THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT URGES SCOTUS TO OVERTURN NY GUN LAW … The Justice Department filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court urging the justices to overturn New York City’s law in the pending […]
Predator Hunting
Upstate NY man ticketed for ‘senseless shooting’ of bear in front yard tree
NYup.com Reported First – A Lewis County man was ticketed earlier this month for shooting a female bear out of tree with a shotgun in the front yard of a residence shortly after midnight. Lewis […]
Boat News
BOATUS MEDIA ALERT: NEW YORK’S RECREATIONAL BOATERS NEED TO ACT NOW
The New York Senate and Assembly are considering legislation, SB 9092 and AB 9806a, that would require all boat operators in the Empire State to complete a boating safety course within one year. Currently only […]
Deer Hunting
NYS Plan to Minimize Risk of Chronic Wasting Disease to New York Deer and Moose Herds
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced the release of a draft New York State Interagency CWD Risk Minimization Plan for public comment. The plan describes proposed regulatory changes […]
Fishing News - Fresh
Three IGFA Hot Catches – January 2017
New world record applications have recently been submitted for an impressive payara from the jungles of Brazil, a huge golden trevally from Australia, and a big brown trout on light tackle from New York, USA. […]
Fishing News - Salt
Humans and Humpbacks of New York
A message from John Bullard, Regional Administrator of the NOAA Fisheries Greater Atlantic Region. Very few animals can create a sudden interest in wildlife conservation and stewardship the way whales can. These marine mammal ambassadors […]
Top Fishing Headlines
Got brook trout? Then you’ve also got a healthy waterway
A wild trout in its native habitat is a compact example of the Earth working well.” — Christopher Camuto The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is a small, brilliantly colored freshwater fish native to clear, cold […]
Fishing News - Fresh
Atlas Offers Current Data, Distribution, Mapping and Illustrations of All New York’s 181 Freshwater Fish Species
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Basil Seggos, State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, and State Museum Director Mark Schaming today announced the publication of “The Atlas of Inland Fishes of New […]
Hunting News
Minnesota, New York Ban Hunting with Drones Following BHA Push
Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is celebrating new successes in advancing fair chase hunting following recent decisions in Minnesota and New York to ban the use of drones while hunting and scouting. “These victories attest to […]
Bass Fishing
New York and New England Make a Splash Into Bassmaster’s Top Bass Lakes
The results have been tabulated after several months of research and the 2015 rankings for the 100 Best Bass Lakes in America have been revealed. For the first time since the inaugural rankings in 2012 […]
Headlines
New York The Department of Environmental Conservation,(DEC), ABANDONS NEW YORK SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN
A letter from the Livingston County Federation of Sportsman’s Clubs to New York Sportsmen. “The Department of Environmental Conservation,(DEC),ABANDONS NEW YORK SPORTSMEN AND SPORTSWOMEN. SUBTITLE: This is a NEW YORK statewide concern,
Trout/Salmon Fishing
Celebrate Fishing Show and Sale
It with great excitement that I’m able to announce the 2nd annual “Celebrate Fishing Show and Sale”. This event will be on Saturday June 13, 2015 and will run from 10:00am – 4:00pm. At the […]
Deer Hunting
Illegal Import of Deer from CWD Area Case In VT
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department says a multi-year investigation has led to the arrest by game wardens of a Burlington man for importing deer from a chronic wasting disease (CWD) endemic area.¨ Wardens executed […]
Boat News
Beaver Attacks Kayaker
A beaver jumped out of Irondequoit Creek and attacked a man in a kayak, knocking him into the water last Tuesday. The victim, Michael Cavanaugh of Lima, N.Y. is recovering after being treated in the […]
Fishing News - Fresh
NY State Record Inland Striped Bass
The record for catching the largest inland striped bass in New York state was recently broken, the state Department of Environmental Conservation announced this week. Eric Lester of Campbell Hall caught a 60-pound female striped […]
Shark Fishing
A Tale of Two Sharks Mystery
Two sharks. Two species. And two different journeys that have kept marine scientists closely monitoring the migrations of these satellite tagged sharks for months—one for its place in history and the second for the way […]
Fishing News - Fresh
Six Fisheries to Receive Disaster Relief Funds
NOAA Fisheries announced that $75 million appropriated by Congress as part of the Fiscal Year 2014 federal budget will be allocated to six fisheries across the country that were declared fishery disasters by the Department […]
Fishing News - Fresh
Coastal Program – Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
The Coastal Program is a voluntary, incentive based program that provides technical and financial assistance to coastal communities and landowners to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat on public and private lands. The Coastal […]
Shark Fishing
The Basics of Shark Fishing
Shark season has started. It is August — prime time for shark here on Long Island. Anglers have been chomping at the bit to get out there. Most shark anglers know that blue sharks are […]
Big Game Hunting
New York set to ban Eurasian boars
Buffalo News Reports: Already a major problem for farmers in the South, wild boars are now a target of the New York State government. The wild boar population has been increasing in New York in […]