The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton announced Dec. 17 that late bow and muzzleloader deer hunting seasons will reopen throughout most of New York’s S ...

The 2025-26 holiday deer hunt opens this week on Dec. 26 and runs through Jan. 1, 2026 across most of New York’s Southern Zone. Popular among families with generations of hunters home together for the ...

Riverhead Town’s 2026 shotgun-hunting lottery will take place on Monday, Dec. 15 at 6:30 p.m. at Riverhead Town Hall, the town announced today.

The town will hold its 2026 shotgun deer hunting lottery at 6:30 p.m. at Town Hall to select which hunters can access town ...