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Best gobbler hunting was short-lived this year

This year's spring gobbler season (which ends tomorrow) brings to mind a couple of tired but true sayings , "the ..


Lake George and a gem in the ‘Glen’

Just about everyone knows about Lake George. It is one of the state's more popular tourism and vacation areas, but ..


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 ..


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 ..


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 ..


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 ..


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 ..


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 ..


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 ..


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 ..


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