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Looking for a backwoods black bear? Here’s what to know

Featured, Features, Home Page News, Hunting, National Hunting, New York /

Bear hunting in the Adirondack Forest Preserve has become my favorite seasonal pursuit. Every fall, before the weather gets too far gone, I spend a week alone hunting and camping. The goal is always the same: to hunt and hike until I hopefully come across a black bear in its natural mountain habitat.
As these trips go, the plan on paper always sounds easier than the actual trip on the ground.

Looking for a backwoods black bear? Here’s what to know Read More »

What is Gyotaku? If you can catch a fish, you can print it

Featured, Featured, Features, Fishing, Fishing, Fishing, Fishing, Fishing, Fishing, Fishing, Home Page News, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, National Fishing, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania /

A few years ago, not long after I purchased my current home, a friend pulled something out of his garage and offered it as a housewarming gift: a canvas fish print of a walleye. It was beautifully done, in color, and mounted on a reclaimed wood frame. I was grateful and happily hung it up in my new house.
This particular walleye wasn’t a 10-pounder you might have seen mounted on your grandfather’s wall. In fact, it was one you might catch on any given trip to Lake Erie or New York’s Oneida Lake. This fish print, or “Gyotaku,” was a piece of art and not a trophy.

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