Recently the New York Department of Environmental Conservation sent an email to locals in Region 6 and then to the rest of the state concerning detection of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) at a captive deer farm in Region 6.   Review our CWD Policy Statement and as hunters and conservationist, we encourage you to engage in science-based wildlife management practices to limit the spread of CWD proposed by the NYSDEC. If you travel to this region to hunt please follow the protocols set forth ...

We had a great time celebrating Public Lands month at the Common Roots Flagship in South Glens Falls, NY  Former chair, Todd Waldron was on hand to talk about the early days of the NY Chapter among other topics.  Local members joined in and we even got a surprise visit from the Eastern Field Director, Chris Hennessey! One of our newest members, Kim Neaton, shared a story of her first ever deer hunt a couple weeks prior.  It was great to see old and new together sharing stories and catching ...

On August 18th, Western NY BHA members got together on East Otto State Forest for a public land trash pack-out. Members collected two pickup trucks worth of trash from camp sites and ditches along Kiedeman Forest Road and Traffic Street before finishing the day with some dogs, burgers and chatter about the upcoming hunting seasons. We barely made a dent though, folks! Keep an eye out for our next pack-out where we'll bring some more tools and really tackle "the range" where other public ...

Update from Chapter Chair Happy August everyone. I hope you all are as excited as I am about the upcoming hunting season opening up next month. DEC has some big changes this year to how they will issue hunting licenses and tags, so be sure to read details below.  As I think most know, we had to cancel our Rally in the Valley gathering this year due to low attendance, but we do hope to have some more events around the state soon, so keep an eye out for future announcements. In the meantime, I ...

It was a great evening at Filson NYC with History Channel's Alone Season 10 star, Melanie Sawyer! She spent the evening talking about her experience on Alone Season 10 and showing the tools she brought with her. Melanie shared her foraging knowledge that kept her well fed during the show and even brought many wild edibles including rock tripe, cattails, birch bark and many varieties of edible mushrooms. Those in attendance had the opportunity to ask questions and chat with Melanie throughout ...