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Fishing events, stocking info, FLT, and DEC firewood sales
The fishing season for many popular warmwater sportfish, including walleye, northern pike, pickerel and tiger muskellunge, opened Saturday, May 5 and with this, most of New Y... read more...
Spring gobbler season opens; outdoors legislation updates
Well the spring turkey season opened with an unwelcome downpour. I hope you got your bird before you got soaked. The rains sure made it quiet in the woods. One thing I've lear... read more...
Earth day revisited; federal ‘wins’ for sportsmen
This past Sunday was Earth Day. Did you know that? I sure hope so. While attending the Syracuse Gun Show, a friend asked me why I did not add it in last week’s column and cale... read more...
Food plots for wildlife; youth turkey hunting weekend
Seeds and plants fill the local stores, and while we are all interested in what new blight-resistant tomatoes are being offered this season, it’s time also to think about what... read more...
New deer hunting regulations proposed; SCI/Rockdale Youth Day
The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has proposed rules affecting deer and bear hunting in New York to implement the state’s five-year Deer Management Plan. DEC... read more...
Trout season opens; wins and losses for sportsmen in state budget
Last Thursday, renowned local flytyer Sam Scafidi and I took a run down to check on the water at the West Branch of the Delaware, East Branch of the Delaware, the Willowemoc a... read more...
Sportsman's Awareness Day, 2012
I wondered, as I prepared for this day, who was to be made “aware?” Us or them? Us being John Fuller and myself, representing the Federated Sportsman's Clubs of Chenango Count... read more...
NYCC garnering support for crossbows
Crossbows have been a hot issue lately. The newly formed New York Crossbow Coalition (NYCC) has been garnering support for use of the crossbow during all seasons. As you may b... read more...
Hiking with the Bullthistles
Well, I've been hearing that all my life, so this past Sunday, I did, literally. I met with the Bullthistle Hiking Club behind Howard Johnson's in Norwich at 7:45 a.m. Sixtee... read more...
Microstamping raises its ugly head again
Well, with little surprise, microstamping is back on the agenda in Albany. This time, because the vote in the Assembly has continued to show a decline in support session after... read more...
What does NYSCC stand for?
I conducted an unsolicited, unscientific survey of 100 outdoorsmen and women. The two questions asked were: “What does NYSCC stand for?” and “What do they do?” I found it dis... read more...
DEC undertakes turkey survey; Perch Derby results
Since the beginning of the year, the DEC has been asking interested parties to partake in the Winter Wild Turkey Flock Survey. It is an easy way to help the DEC monitor turkey... read more...
Deer diseases, spruce grouse management, and more
Most deer hunters in Central New York are familiar with Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) that was found here back in 2005. As you may remember, the NYSDEC set up an exclusion zon... read more...
CFAB diversions, a bobcat plan, free pheasants and more
Last week in this column I explained how through new language in the state’s 2011 budget, dollars earmarked for outdoor sports programs, could be pulled into the general fund ... read more...
Following McNitt's lead, Perch Derby rescheduled
By George Franke Sun Outdoors Writer Back in October, sportsmen and women lost a good friend, Bob McNitt. "The Voice of Sportsmen" was a moniker he accepted graciously an... read more...
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