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Outdoornews May 13, 2021 Season Dates Note: Please check DEC’s new Freshwater Fishing regulations guide for more special regulations by county and waterbody as well as new trout stream categories. May 31: Spring gobbler season closes. May 29: Statewide muskellunge season opens (except Great Lakes). June 12: Lake Champlain bass season opens June 19: Statewide bass season opens. Muskellunge, Tiger Muskellunge seasons open in Lake Erie, Niagara River and Lake Ontario.   Banquets/Fundraisers Not...

May 3, 2021 Robert J. Krystofolski, Sr., 81, of West Wareham, died Thursday, April 29, 2021 at his home after a long battle with cancer. He was the husband of Rosemary (DeMar) Krystofolski. Born in Wareham-(Tihonet), he was the son of the late Alcina (Tosi) and John Krystofolski and graduated from Wareham High School. Bob was a career self-employed painter. He also worked as a caretaker for many homes and families in the area. Bob was welcomed as part of their own family and participa...

DEC Announces Spring Turkey Hunting Seasons Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend is April 24-25, Followed by Regular Season Opener May 1 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that spring turkey season opens May 1, in all parts of Upstate New York, north of the Bronx-Westchester County boundary. In addition, DEC’s annual youth turkey hunting weekend will take place April 24 to 25. The youth turkey hunt for junior hunters aged 12 to 15 i...

DEC Announces Spring Turkey Hunting Seasons Written by NY State Dept. of Environmental Conservation Prev Next New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that spring turkey season opens May 1, in all parts of Upstate New York, north of the Bronx-Westchester County boundary. In addition, DECs annual youth turkey hunting weekend will take place April 24 to 25. The youth turkey hunt for junior hunters aged 12 to 15 is open in a...

DEC Announces Spring Turkey Hunting Seasons Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend is April 24-25, Followed by Regular Season Opener May 1 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that spring turkey season opens May 1, in all parts of Upstate New York, north of the Bronx-Westchester County boundary. In addition, DECs annual youth turkey hunting weekend will take place April 24 to 25. The youth turkey hunt for junior hunters aged 12 to 15 is o...

Meanwhile, DEC will continue to offer totally online hunter and bowhunter safety courses at a cost.

In Person Hunter Education Courses Resuming in New York April 1 One more sign the hold Covid-19 has held over our lives is easing a bit.  In person hunter education courses are resuming with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Its also a pretty good indication spring is near too. The DEC moved all their courses online when the pandemic struck shutting down all government agencies last year. Now as we creep ever so close to a return of normalcy, they will begin to resum...

Photo: Hunter-education graduate Sophia Raines, an eighth-grade student in Hallsville, demonstrates her proficiency in safely handling a pump-action training shotgun. Photo: Courtesy MDC JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — COVID-19 presented considerable challenges to Missouri schools, staff and students in 2020, including closures, cancellations, remote learning and more. The pandemic also presented challenges to schools and instructors teaching the Missouri Department of Conservation’s (MDC) hunter edu...

Outdoornews February 22, 2021 Discussion has started to allow 12- and 13-year-old junior hunters to take the next step to hunt big game with firearms here in New York. Currently, young nimrods can only hunt small game with firearms at that age class. However, 12- and 13-year-old archers can hunt big game with a bow, which does not include crossbow. That is because the crossbow is not considered archery equipment. You need a muzzleloading privilege to use a crossbow during the archery season. It...