Hunting

Wild turkey hunting season began this week and runs through May 30th. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is proposing some changes that may make hunting the feathered species more challenging. There are more than a few hunters already concerned with by the scarcity of the wild prize. The NYDEC wants to hear from those anxious hunters by June 5th.

In order to prepare for the 2022-23 hunting and trapping season in the state of New York, here is everywhere in Albany County where you can get a hunting license.

You may be seeing more and more coyotes in neighborhoods and wooded areas across the Capital Region. Even though their mating season doesn't begin until February and runs through March, they are hunters and are looking for food now.

The first case of COVID in a Canadian lynx has been discovered in the United States and the NYS DEC says eighteen percent of deer tested have COVID antibodies.

A deer smashed through the window of a business called "iSMASH", and for all we know, the deer in question may have just had a stressful day.

New York State deer hunting season in the Northern Zone, of which we belong in the Capital Region, began the second week of September and will run through the end of January. According to the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, the 2020 deer harvest was more than 253,000 white tail deer, a 13% increase over 2019. Those are exciting numbers for the field sports community. Hunters and guides have been scouting the woods since the summer months, planning for their big game opportunities and maybe a shot at that deer of a lifetime.

Deer hunting season is upon us in New York State. Bowhunters are roaming the woods looking for that once-in-a-lifetime white-tailed deer. I am not a hunter but fish enough to have a lot of friends that are hunters. My brain can only handle my fishing obsession. Through the years, I have heard people say that all of the big bucks are gone and to some extent that is true, based on quantity. However, the quality of New York State white-tail deer is still out there.

A New York State program already on the books that allows twelve and thirteen-year-olds to hunt deer with firearms and crossbows. However, each county must adopt this local law. Now Rensselaer County is opting in and adopting the law.

Shelby got invited to go on a hunting trip with her boyfriend and his family. She doesn't want to go but thinks that it may send the message that she doesn't like the family. They don't invite just anyone. What should she do? The Love Cowboy gives some advice.

Many New Yorkers have been taking advantage of getting outside and enjoying the outdoors and the Adirondacks. The proof is in the record number of hunting and fishing licenses and permits that have been purchased for the season.

Get ready for hunting and trapping season by getting your licenses soon in New York state. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is gearing up for the 2020-2021 season. Here are the details.

There are new regulations for hunters in New York state so that it cuts down on the possibility of spreading a chronic disease. Here's what you need to know.