Outdoors

This year was certainly a study in contrasts. During spring gobbler season a day seldom went by without rain. I was heartily sick of the rain after 2 ...

Back when I was much younger, factory ammunition more often than not left something to be desired when it came to accuracy. Col. Townsend Whelen’s fam...

As human beings we see many unexpected things transpire in our lives. The old saying: Truth is stranger than fiction,  is absolutely true and just thi...

“Oh, he’s just telling stories,” someone commented. I was shocked; why had this person spoken so? Was it jealousy of the attention it drew to the stor...

Due to low water level in Harwood Lake in Farmersville, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will not put broodstock trout in t...

Something's absent since I’ve returned from Africa. My luggage wasn’t lost and though there was a temporary mixup in Paris where the baggage people co...

It's been wild recently for wildlife photographer Dan Jordan of Allegany as he's captured what he believes to be his best-ever shots of Pennsylvania e...

Reacting properly after your shot is a critical decision often made under extreme excitement and emotion. Trophy antlers make even seasoned hunters go...

A Western New York man has pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay fines on charges related to poaching 15 deer — most of them large bucks — in Genesee ...

As I've written before, I enjoy planning a birding trip almost as much as I enjoy the trip itself. A few years ago, I spent a good part of the winter ...

Sable, h ippotragus niger, is an incredibly majestic antelope. On my first safari to Namibia in 2018 sable were not native to that area so I’d had no ...

While squirrel hunting season has been open since the first of the month, additional seasons for small and big game in New York are coming up fast. Ru...

Anglers wanting to try some fall-season fishing can do so without a New York state license on Saturday — one of the free fishing days offered by the s...

Scouring the bushveld is an exciting and time-consuming process. The animals are difficult, almost impossible to see as quickly as necessary for a suc...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation urges all New Yorkers to exercise extra caution before any outdoor burning due to persiste...

After a 7-hour flight to Amsterdam, 5-hour layover, then an 11-hour to Johannesburg, followed by a 4-hour drive to the lodge my daughter and I collaps...

FARMERSVILLE — New York state has placed a temporary restriction on goose hunting on the water and dam at Harwood Lake and Multiple Use Area, located ...

BENEZETTE, Pa. — A constant livestream in the heart of Pennsylvania's elk country has restarted as the species begins its mating season, called the el...