In New York’s Southern Zone, the regular firearms big game — deer and bear — season stretches across 23 crisp November days, ...

During the last days of the regular firearm season, Mary Hubbard used her Ventum compound bow with Beman carbon hunting arrows and G5 Montec broadhead to drop this deer at 40 yards — not an easy shot.

For the past two years, the Deer Park Lady Deer have been one victory away from reaching the Class 5A state soccer tournament. Could the third time be the charm? "We hope so," said Deer Park girls ...