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Recreate closer to home, save gas, have fun
With the price of gas and diesel fuel spiraling out of control, taking even a moderately long driving trip to enjoy the outdoors is becoming more and more of a burden on famil... read more...
Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame inducts 11 new members
The New York State Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame (NYSOHOF) proudly celebrated the 25th Anniversary of its founding with the induction of 11 new members for 2008. This group represe... read more...
Often overlooked, May means great fishing
Today being the first day of the month-long spring turkey hunting season, much of the outdoor media attention is being drawn to that, but least we forget, this Saturday ushers... read more...
Gobbler hunting almost as popular as May angling
Once upon a time, long ago in a state called New York, the month of May meant fishing ... for trout, walleye, pike, pickerel and assorted panfish species. Then the appearance ... read more...
The rumors of hunting's demise are exaggerated
Hardly a week passes that I don't see or hear another proclamation on how hunting and trapping (and sometimes even sportfishing) are going the route of the dinosaurs. Just abo... read more...
The bullhead: An angler’s most popular ‘ugly’ fish
Trout receive the bulk of the angling media's attention in April, and rightfully so, but another less “glamourous” species gets far more attention from many anglers in the spr... read more...
Trout season’s opening day and frozen fish sticks
Who said Mother Nature doesn't have a sense of humor? On the heels of unseasonably frigid weather just a few days ago, she played her annual April Fool's joke on opening day t... read more...
A spring tradition: opening day of trout season
With the statewide trout season opening next Tuesday, April 1, the next few days will be critical in determining what anglers will encounter when they hit their favorite trout... read more...
DEC tries to reverse outdoor youth activities decline
Last week this column lamented on New York being the worst state in the nation at recruiting youths into the hunting fold, primarily due to the highest-in-the-nation minimum a... read more...
New York is last in recruiting youth hunters
New York Governor Spitzer (who announced his resignation Wednesday) and DEC commissioner Grannis want to reverse the decline of hunting and fishing license sales in the state,... read more...
Who will be the new stewards of our wildlife?
With the New York Conservation Fund (CF) now running in deficit, attributed by most to the steadily declining hunting, fishing and trapping license sales and escalating depart... read more...
Bird disease nothing to ‘crow’ about
The phenomenon occurs twice daily, once in the early morning and again in the late afternoon. While it doesn't compare with a solar eclipse, it's still impressive if you happe... read more...
Our version of “Survivor” soon to ‘air’
We're approaching that time of the year when, like it or not, folks in our part of the country start thinking about spring's arrival. Many of the traditional wintertime activi... read more...
Will Supreme Court ruling end gun debate?
If you're a hunter who uses a firearm, or anyone who owns any guns, you're about to learn just how far government can go to restrict or ban that practice. Following an appea... read more...
Ice fishermen finally get 'iced'
It's taken a while longer than normal, but we finally have sufficient ice on most local waters to fish them safely. I generally wait until there's a solid six inches of the fr... read more...
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