hunting

Nov. 18 marked the opening day of the traditional gun season for whitetail deer and black bear in New York state, an annual rite for many hunting fami...

For Ryan Rockefeller, a big game biologist with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the days leading up to the opener of big ...

When Art Hayes of Allegheny, a master painter by the way, called and invited me to go hunting with him last weekend I didn’t actually do several back ...

OLEAN — More than 30 players joined the Twin Tiers Disc Golf Club on Saturday for the second annual Halloween Glow in the dark disc golf event at Fran...

PORTVILLE — In a match she dominated in just about every facet, it was only right that Lillian Bentley scored the final point in the Panthers’ 25-20, ...

October’s full moon — the Hunter’s Moon — peaks today at 4:24 p.m. Like September’s Harvest Moon, the Hunter’s Moon rises around the same time for sev...

The Portville football team graduated its top defensive tackle and two best linebackers. The latter two, Zander Keim and Caiden Zollinger, accounted f...

The good old 30-06 has been around since 1906, fought in two World Wars and in Korea. It’s arguably the most popular hunting round in the world and am...

ALLEGANY — In a come-from-behind victory, Allegany-Limestone (8-6) defeated Southwestern (9-4) 16-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-16, 15-13 Wednesday in CCAA Cen...

New York state wildlife management officials are working with Cornell University on a survey to understand the factors that influence hunters’ willing...

Moving up from Class D to Class C, Portville/Cuba-Rushford has certainly proved it can compete at a higher level already. Due to school BEDS numbers a...

OLEAN — Is Olean ready for some football? The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce has detailed its plans for Tailgate Thursday, set for 4:30 to 8:3...

Bowhunting seasons for deer and bear in the Southern Zone of New York get underway on Sunday. Bowhunters may use a crossbow during the last 14 days of...

HOUGHTON — Bolivar-Richburg (4-4) was able to bring its girls volleyball record back to even after an Allegany County league sweep of Houghton on Wedn...

FALCONER — Kyle Robinson made assists on all three goals for Ellicottville as the Eagles rolled to a road boys soccer win on Tuesday. ECS defeated Cas...

Black trees stretched their gnarled limbs toward the barely discernible dawn as I silently stole into the forest. Today was the first day of squirrel ...

ALLEGANY — Hosting a cross country meet with four other schools, Allegany-Limestone won the girls’ meet with three of the top four finishers and five ...

Hunting in our area is generally conducted at shorter ranges. Hunting from a 20-foot tree stand over a 10-year period I averaged the range at which I’...