Outdoors

RED HOUSE — Cross-country skiers who have been waiting to hit the Art Roscoe Cross Country Ski Area in Allegany State Park should get their wish this ...

The recent killing of an “iconic” Benezette elk by hunters is yielding criticism from advocates and renewing calls to protect habituated herd members,...

"River of No Return" (Scribner), by David Riley Bertsch Vivid scenery and a likable protagonist mark the second book in a series by David Riley Bertsc...

I have always been told you should set some goals for the New Year. Well, that seems like a good idea, I guess. So, keeping that thought in mind, what...

Bolivar-Richburg senior is All-State in trapshooting RICHBURG — At first glance, you probably wouldn’t guess that Briana Collins is fond of the time s...

The 2015 Winter Travel League will hold its first league trap shoot on Sunday, Jan. 4, at the Portville Conservation Club. Participants will shoot at ...

E xperience: It’s a great and wonderful thing, but after countless repetitions, many experiences become boring or simply taken for granted. When you’r...

A third year of a research project on wild turkey survival, to help improve the management of the popular game bird in New York state, will kick off i...

LOWVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is canceling his trip to a popular snowmobiling destination because of the lack of snow. The staff at...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — Perhaps it's the fresh-baked cookie that's offered to guests as they check into the Mirror Lake Inn, the village's crown jewe...

A ll men are created equal, but all 10-point bucks are not. Hunting is like every other endeavor — we have ways of comparing. Hunting can almost becom...

T he wind gave a howl and deposited a big clump of snow from an overhanging maple limb dead center down my neck. I cringed and shuddered, belatedly gr...

OLEAN — There is less than four weeks until the opening of the 2015 Outdoor and Rec Sports Show. Whether coming off the big game season, enjoying wint...

KEENE VALLEY (AP) — A new report by The Nature Conservancy projects a decrease in lake trout habitat in the Adirondacks due to increasing water temper...

It was raining and foggy — and long gone was the favorable snow of the first few days of the ew York gun season for deer. But Sandy Wolfinger of Haske...

A good friend came home from hunting, his house was filled with company and his wife thought he was more than a “little late” getting back. When the d...

Trap shooter Briana Collins of Richburg was named to the New York State Amateur Trapshooting Association, comprised of 30 trap shooters across the sta...

I ’ve read several articles on hunting deer recently, two in the Olean Times Herald and another in Buckmasters magazine. Many articles are about trees...