Want to get away from it all? Primitive (or backcountry) camping may be for you. Primitive camping involves camping in a tent or lean-to deep in the woods, away from the hustle and bustle of … more

The seventh annual Beard Buster Turkey contest sponsored by the East Meredith Fish and Game Club May 4 and 5, was well attended with 91 entries. Approximately $2,500 was raised at the event and will … more

Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society (DOAS) will host a five-day intensive outdoor and environmental education training June 10 - 14 in Oneonta for college students who are working in summer camp programs … more

Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society invites local community members to join them in one or more of their upcoming birdwatching field trips this spring. Birders with all levels of experience can attend to … more

The Delaware-Otsego Audubon Society will host Dr. Carmen Greenwood, professor and insect ecologist at SUNY Cobleskill Friday, May 17 at 7:30 p.m. Greenwood will give a special presentation about the … more

Joe Dibble of Bovina harvested this 28 pound turkey May 26. The bird had a 10-inch beard and 1 1/8 inch spurs. more

HANCOCK - Learn about potential impacts to the Upper Delaware River by the Oct. 1 temporary shutdown of the Delaware Aqueduct on May 21 from 10 a.m. to noon, at FUDR, 158 E. Front Street, Hancock (or … more

Connor Noonan, Bovina, reeled in this 27 inch, 10 pound trout while fishing with his dad on the Pepacton Reservoir April 27. more

A hiker signs in at a trailhead on Bear Spring Mountain last weekend. For safety purposes, always alert someone where you will be hiking and register at a trailhead, with expected route and number of … more

The fish weren’t biting at Walton’s Middle Pond on Bear Spring Mountain last week, Emelia McGraw, age 6, of Walton, discovered. However, there were plenty of salamanders and butterflies … more

Spring is here, and what better way to watch it roll in than by following the flowers? Check out the New York Blooms Report at iloveny.com/things-to-do/nature/blooms to see where the cherry blossoms, … more

During the last school year, the Dave Brandt Chapter of Trout Unlimited sponsored “Trout in the Classroom” projects in five schools in Otsego and Delaware Counties. The Dave Brandt … more