New York Houndsmen Conservation Association

06/12/2026

📢 ATTENTION YOUTH HOUNDSMEN & HOUNDSWOMEN! 🐾✍️
The New York Houndsmen Conservation Association is proud to announce the 2026 Red Fern Youth Essay Contest!
This is a great opportunity for young hunters and outdoor enthusiasts to share their passion for hounds, conservation, and our hunting heritage while competing for scholarship prizes.
🏆 Scholarship Awards:�• $250 Winner – Junior Division (Ages 8–11)�• $250 Winner – Intermediate Division (Ages 12–15)�• $250 Winner – Senior Division (Ages 16–18)
📝 Essay Topics (Choose One):�• What hounds mean to me�• Training a hound�• Hound hunting traditions and heritage�• The role of houndsmen in conservation�• Lessons I’ve learned from hunting with hounds
📅 Entries Due: December 31, 2026
📏 Essay Length:�• Junior (8–11): 250–500 words�• Intermediate (12–15): 500–750 words�• Senior (16–18): 750–1,000 words
✍️ Essays must be neatly handwritten and submitted by the deadline.
The future of hound hunting depends on the next generation. We encourage all youth with a passion for hounds and the outdoors to participate!
Please share this post and help us support our young houndsmen and houndswomen. 🐶🌲

05/25/2026

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Hounds women out there today! Have an amazing day!!

04/06/2026

Whether you are a hound hunter or non hound hunter , please go to the link below and tell them to remove the anti hound hunting language from the Farm Bill.

Sportsman’s Alliance posted this picture a couple days ago, but we are not out of the woods yet! We still need to voice our opinions at the link below!!
http://www.votervoice.net/Shares/BzFy3AyKBCrHhAV8PZh7FAA

Also, please listen to this. I believe he is 100% correct!!
www.facebook.com/share/v/18JgLxyEku/?mibextid=wwXIfr

04/03/2026

So I’m doing a little background history work on the NYHCA -does anyone have any old newsletters, magazine articles, anything that has to do with our organization? If you do it would be greatly appreciated!!!

Meanwhile- I was in contact with the new owner of Full Cry and he sent me some photos from archives that he could find. I also ordered a couple from EBAY and there are some great old articles and ads…ENJOY!!
~Amy

03/29/2026

Great turnout today for our annual banquet. Lots of familiar faces and plenty of new!! Great food as always!! Thank you to all of our sponsors, donors, guest speakers, volunteers and the staff at Grape n Grog!! If anyone else has any photos! Please send them my way.