hunting

Get ready for the 2024-2025 hunting season in New York! The DEC introduces paper licenses for a modernized license-buying experience.

Duck hunters are stepping up their duck blind game by adding full kitchens, TVs and even couches.

Low survival rates in the breeding program ignite debates about its effectiveness and purpose.

Hoping to get some hunting in while you're off on vacation? Make sure you're following the law because DEC Officers are looking for those who aren't.

Here are five New York State bills awaiting a pass or veto I found interesting, that you may not be aware of.

Wildlife officials are warning residents to not keep wild deer as pets as they continue to search for deer wearing a collar.

An Upstate New York hunter has been ticketed for illegally baiting a bear - with cooked macaroni.

No matter the season, turkey hunters need to report taking a wild turkey within seven days through one of three ways. One is a new way online.

A game farm in Ithaca is New York's sole supplier of pheasants and the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab has confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at the farm.

The heaviest black bear harvested in New York during the 2022 hunting season was taken by a bowhunter in Broome County.