Outdoors

The Olean Rod and Gun Club winter pistol league will begin its 2014-15 season on Wednesday, Oct. 8, and Friday, Oct. 10. The league is open to shooter...

ALBANY — The Department of Environmental Conservation reminded hunters to apply for deer management permits (DMPs) this week, ahead of the Oct. 1 dead...

Years of experience at home or in the field with all different types of knives have allowed the author and his wife to use countless shapes and styles...

With most of the big predators that used to roam North America either extirpated or pushed into the farthest reaches of civilization, it’s unusual to ...

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced New York State parks, historicsites and campgrounds hosted another successful season with nearly 36million visits from ...

The Department of Environmental Conservation has adopted final regulation changes to ensure that the crossbow is a legal implement for the fall 2014 h...

We have all known those magical days when the fish are on the prowl and aggressively feeding. Getting a strike is simply a matter of getting your lure...

You know all those shots you hear on opening day? Do you suppose they’re all killing deer? I didn’t think so. Are you an above-average shooter? Most o...

ALBANY (AP) — New York's finest fishing waters from Long Island to the Thousand Islands are featured in a TV tourism ad unveiled by Gov. Andrew Cuomo ...

CUBA — While most teachers and students try to avoid academics during the summer months, a Cuba Rushford Central teacher and some the high school’s fo...

If you are an experienced, small-bore rifle shot, your idea of accuracy is totally different from average hunters. Shooting matches are routinely deci...

SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa. — The Oswayo Valley Rod & Gun Club will be hosting a 3D crossbow shoot on Sunday, Aug. 24. Entry fee is $10 (12-and-under free with ...

ALBANY (AP) — The Department of Environmental Conservation says hunting and trapping licenses and deer management permits for the 2014-15 season are n...

Carp. The word doesn’t conjure up romantic pictures, nor do many fishermen brag about catching them. In fact, this Asian import, found throughout the ...

The mystique of deer hunting captured me long before I was old enough to hunt, and even the simple things were a mystery. My elders referred to their ...

The tentative opening for goose hunting in Western New York is Sept. 1, with a bag limit of 15 per day, through Sept. 25. The tentative regular goose ...

Black bear hunting opportunities have expanded this year — although not in the Southern Tier — as a result of regulation changes adopted by the New Yo...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Holiday Valley Resort will host the International Bowhunting Organization’s (IBO) 2014 World Championships from Aug. 7-10. The event w...