If you’ve made any attempt to purchase rifle, pistol, or shotshell primers lately it’s most likely you didn’t find any especially shotshell primers. Of all the components needed to reload ammunition, shotshell primers seem to be almost non-existent. There are several factors affecting this shortage and it doesn’t appear things will get better anytime soon. […]
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It’s the middle of July and many New Yorkers will be traveling to camping and fishing venues throughout the state and beyond its borders. However, this travel is not without the danger of attracting and bringing back unwanted hitchhikers in the form of invasive insects or plants that can wreak havoc on our environment.
As we travel this summer people spending time on lakes or in campgrounds must take at least cursory precautions to protect our native ecosystems and environment.
Mike Raykovicz: Be mindful of invasive species on your travels this summer Read More »
I will freely admit I never could abide flat. I’m an uplander, always was, and always will be. The mountains have an effect on me no flatland territory could ever have. When I’m hunting or even while driving, I’m always wondering what’s on the other side of the hill in front of me but that attitude is changing.
Mike Raykovicz: A week on the salt marsh provides a new appreciation Read More »
New York’s bass season opened on June 15, and professional anglers with fast boats and all the latest gear, as well as weekend fishermen, will be targeting the species whose season runs until the end of November.
As a kid in high school, the Susquehanna River was our bass destination of choice. Our preferred bait was stone cats or what we called “catties.” These small catfish lived under the river rocks and every fishing outing entailed first catching enough catties for an afternoon of smallmouth fishing.
Mike Raykovicz: Big baits mean big bass Read More »
I have several tackle boxes I use regularly, but I have another I’ve long forgotten about and haven’t used since I was a kid. It was warehoused in a space above our garage ceiling and I discovered it while fetching a picnic cooler I stored there.
After wiping off years of accumulated dust, I eagerly flipped the latch on the small container to see what I had placed there so many decades ago.
I love being in the woods at any time of year, but spring and fall are my top picks. Who isn’t awed by the impressive display of color painted from nature’s palate in October? In my mind, the call of southbound wild geese only adds the audio that completes the picture.
Spring offers its own beauty, but in a different way.
Mike Raykovicz: A lesson in wildflowers this spring Read More »
It wasn’t too long ago state game agencies throughout the country didn’t track tree stand related accidents as “hunting” accidents or incidents. That changed in 2017 when Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos directed New York Conservation Officers to track and investigate injuries sustained by hunters using tree stands.
Mike Raykovicz: Thoughts on New York tree stand injuries, turkeys and bald eagles Read More »
There are a lot of ways not to kill a turkey and I have discovered most of them. On the other hand, after more than 60 years of spring turkey hunting, I think I’ve become aware of the things not to do if you want to bring home a bird.
Others may disagree but I think spring turkey hunting has changed since back in the early 1970s.
There’s plenty of ways to mess up on a spring gobbler; here’s what not to do Read More »
This fall, New York hunters will notice a change in their hunting license. The New York Department of Environmental Conservation has announced the paper used to print hunting licenses will change from the familiar synthetic stock now used to plain paper.
According to the DEC, this change will allow a quicker and easier way for sportsmen and women to access their new hunting licenses. Hunters will be able to print their licenses and tags at home by going online.
Mike Raykovicz: New York hunters will notice a change to their license this fall Read More »
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