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

The leaves are beginning to turn colors in Upstate New York, and that means small game hunting is heating up. From waterfowl ...

Hunters should be aware of changes to carcass tagging, harvest reporting, and crossbow hunting opportunities for the 2025-26 ...

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 ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced that small game hunting and furbearer trapping seasons for the 2025–26 license year are now open or will open soon ...

Hunting season is rolling into Upstate New York, and the NY Department of Environmental Conservation has some new changes.

ALBANY, N.Y. – The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has announced that small game hunting and furbearer trapping seasons for the 2025–26 license year are now open or will open ...

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 ...

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