Outdoors

Shooting at running or flying game is always a challenge, especially if you are not regularly shooting trap, skeet or sporting clays. There is no easy...

The ability to quickly raise your firearm and shoot accurately is critical and depends on your firearm fitting you properly. But what determines your ...

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

September. There’s something about this time of year that turns the fish on. The warm summer waters are beginning to cool, the days are shorter and th...

Anglers from the Twin Tiers who take any kind of regular sojourn to the Atlantic Coast to fish for striped bass — be it to Maine, the Chesapeake Bay o...

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 ...