Hunting

The 2025 hunting season in New York was the safest ever, with only seven shooting incidents and no fatalities. DEC reminds hunters to follow safety rules and use fall-arrest systems.

NY DEC announces Holiday Deer Hunt Dec 26-Jan 1.

A wildly rare animal was shot and killed in 2021, but DNA shows this is more important than we thought...

A family hunting trip in Upstate New York turned deadly after an argument led to guns being pulled

Here in the Hudson Valley, hunting season has quietly become one of the biggest charity drives of the year.

According to a post from the DEC, lake sturgeon can live more than 100 years. Here in Western New York, we’re no strangers to the name or the fish itself!

This past weekend, a whitetail buck was marking his territory right in our backyard here in Western New York.

Upstate New York communities mourn as two hunters are found deceased in separate incidents. Search teams from multiple agencies joined forces to locate them in Otsego and Schuyler counties.

Bobcats are making a comeback in New York, and their increasing numbers have stirred both excitement and concern among locals. What’s really going on out there?

If you know a young person who wants to start hunting this season for the first time, New York State has a variety of laws that they need to follow.