Outdoors

When I arrived in Val Marie, Saskatchewan in late May, it was with the expectation of hiking and birding on the mixed-grass prairie that covers almost...

I’m pleased to see more and more kayaks and canoes on the waters today. Not only do these pollution-free watercraft eliminate the roar of engines, the...

Anglers can take to the streams, ponds and lakes of New York state for free this weekend as the requirement for a freshwater fishing license is waived...

The lake was shimmering, its oily surface as smooth as glass. Scattered patches of fog hung randomly here and there as floating misty phantoms in the ...

ALBANY (TNS) — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently updated its management plan for ring-necked pheasants. The new pla...

A group of us were hunting snowshoe rabbits in McKean County some years back. It was the day after Christmas and we were all eager to get outside and ...

Serious writers are a unique set of individuals. Without exception, everyone has something to say and an internal driving force to do so. I’ve thought...

Outdoors writer Wade Robertson, whose columns appear weekly in the Olean Times Herald and The Bradford Era newspapers, received four first-place writi...

For spring gobbler season, May 2026 was the most difficult I can remember — and some excellent hunters I know never bagged a bird. To quote an extreme...

The alarm blared at 3:45 a.m., the strident sound cutting into my sleep. My entire body revolted; I’d been cuddled beneath warm blankets, in blissful ...

The spinner arced across the stream, landing a foot from the bank. I flipped the rod tip up to start the blade, lowered the rod and began the retrieve...

It’s an interesting facet of human nature, we all love to appear in our best light, as accomplished as possible. There are few better feelings than so...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has launched a new Hunter Achievement Awards program to recognize hunters and trappers for...

Once again, I stood high on a ridge top, greeting the dawn. I hooted and the sound echoed back at me from the hillside, answered instantly by a gobble...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is considering several proposed regulation changes to increase harvest of antlerless deer ...

This year has been an excellent one as far as trout fishing is concerned. High water the opening day and several days of heavy rain, nasty wind and co...