Outdoors

Has it ever appeared to you that as much as we might wish to think we have complete control of our lives, circumstances arise that must be dealt with ...

Muskellunge — or esox masquinongy — regardless of its name, is known as the elusive one. The majestic muskie is a member of the pike family, a magnifi...

The record for catching the largest inland striped bass in New York state was recently broken, the state Department of Environmental Conservation anno...

T urkey seasons begin in the deep south, and starting dates advance to northern states with the warming sun. That means as seasons are ending in the s...

Urbanites nostalgic about childhood camping trips — or wanting to try tent camping for the first time — are often daunted by logistical challenges, li...

NEW YORK (AP) — The number of overnight camping stays in national parks has declined in the past 15 years. More than 9.2 million overnight camping sta...

FRANKLINVILLE — More than 140 students from six area schools in three counties held their end-of-season Youth Trap Shooting League banquet Tuesday nig...

SKANEATELES (AP) — Frank Pitman, 95, is amazingly casual about an extraordinary fish. Pitman used a tandem-hook rig to catch a 26-inch, 7-pound, 2-oun...

When Scott Simmons received a wooden duck call in college, he was instantly intrigued by the possibility of making one. "I recognized then that those ...

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A voracious species of trout that decimated a native trout population in Yellowstone National Park shows signs of decline follo...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — State Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, has introduced legislation to ensure greater transparency in land acquisitions made by the ...

I love the snowy months and I love ice fishing but, man, what a winter. Little did I know when my family and I booked a trip to Belize last fall, for ...

The state fishing season for walleye, northern pike, pickerel and muskellunge opens Saturday, marking the opening of most of New York's freshwater spo...

ONOVILLE — The time for boat owners to drop anchor is here, as Onoville Marina is set to open this Friday. Located on the Allegheny Reservoir and just...

Spring gobbler hunting — whether it be in Pennsylvania, New York or another state — is quite possibly one of the most exhilarating times of the year s...

ALBANY (AP) — While New York tries to eradicate Eurasian boars from its fields and forests, environmental regulators have banned hunting or trapping t...

In a lifetime of fishing for winter steelhead on Oregon's Alsea River, Stan Steele has seen it get harder and harder to hook into hatchery-bred fish. ...