New York is home to more than 4 million acres of public land open to hunters, including state forests, wildlife management areas, and parts of the Catskills and Adirondacks. That means endless ...

As New York State’s 2025–2026 hunting season gets underway, across the state — and on select New York City-owned properties ...

DEC emphasizes that hunters and taxidermists play a crucial role in keeping New York’s wild deer and moose populations safe.

The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) just announced a big change. Hunters can now use their smartphones ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking public help in monitoring Chronic Wasting Disease ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced new hunting rules, including the use of smartphones for licenses and tags, and the use of crossbows for hunting deer and bears ...

New York deer hunters might be going digital by trading paper tags for their smartphones. he New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has proposed several changes to the state’s deer ...

Crossbows will increase the number of hunters able to contribute to deer population control, a plus for wildlife management, as crossbows produce cleaner, more consistently accurate shots, resulting ...

It was still very dark, and the sky was filled with a million stars. The air temp was 41 degrees as I sat in my ground blind at 6:10 a.m. on opening day morning of the Southern Zone New York State ...

Steuben County remained the best place in the state to harvest a deer in 2024. Steuben once again far outpaced all other New York state counties in total deer harvest numbers, according to the state ...

State officials are reminding drivers to watch out for deer on the roads this fall. According to the state DMV and DEC, more ...