Outdoors

Cattaraugus and Allegany counties both saw decreases in the number of bucks and antlerless deer taken during the 2013 hunting season compared to 2012 ...

ALBANY (AP) — Young hunters will be able to get a jump on turkey season in New York this weekend. The 2014 spring turkey season opens on Thursday, May...

RICHBURG — The Richburg Rod & Gun Club will host the inaugural Linda Myers Memorial Trap Shoot on Saturday. Proceeds will go to the Hart Comfort House...

A New York State Department of Environmental Conservation officer assigned to Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties has earned a statewide recognition. ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Subtle immune system changes may explain why some Great Lakes trout and salmon die from the lack of an essential vitamin a...

While a near-record number of black bears were taken across New York state during the 2013 hunting season, the numbers stayed close to the same in Cat...

The gentlemen and his girlfriend were fishing a little inlet on Chautauqua Lake filled with hungry perch. My wife and I caught a bucketful quickly, bu...

Lots of hunters are fretting about what the long, hard winter means for the 2014 deer season. But the question is, “Was it really a long, hard winter?...

While New York state enjoyed its opening day of trout season on April 1, the trout opener for most of Pennsylvania is 8 a.m. Saturday. Thousands of tr...

I must admit that I had my concerns about fishing the first day this year. Our weather has been so miserable it seemed reasonable to assume the first ...

A few weeks ago, the Olean Times Herald introduced readers to competitive shooter Magdalena Ehmann, a high school junior living in Stuttgart, Germany,...

RICHBURG — With temperatures only in the 20s, the Winter Travel Trap League finished its season last Sunday at the Richburg Rod & Gun Club. Thirty-six...

Last Tuesday’s match competition in the Southern Tier Youth Scholastic Trap League marked the midway point in this year’s season. Scores continued to ...

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo marked the start of trout and salmon season in New York state by announcing $10 million in new investments in recreational ...

ALBANY (AP) — The new state budget includes an agreement that will give crossbow hunters their own season in New York. Language within the budget will...

Dan Taylor of Olean has always dreamed about being a bass fishing pro. He watches most of the weigh-ins at the big Bassmasters tournaments and he is e...

There is something magical about getting ready for trout season. The knowledge you will soon be on the stream is so exciting you tingle, especially if...

Week three match competition brought some new names who qualified for teams' scores with overall scores on a steady rise in the East Conference of the...