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Owasco Flats Wildlife Management Area: Not big, but popular in central New York

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At just 146 acres, the Owasco Flats Wildlife Management Area is undoubtedly one of the smallest WMAs ever profiled on the back pages of New York Outdoor News.
Consider, too, that the WMA is broken into three separate parcels just south of Owasco Lake and just north of the village of Moravia. But make no mistake: this slice of state-owned land isn’t overlooked by the area’s sportsmen, especially anglers.

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Steve Piatt: Some honest deer hunting talk from Pennsylvania

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Deer hunters always seem up for a good debate, which these days is often capable of deteriorating into a full-blown argument, especially if it involves Facebook or message boards.
Maybe it’s always been that way, but I don’t recall disputes over deer management, deer harvest and other things whitetail related being nearly as venomous before the arrival of social media. I just wish there was a little more honesty involved on both sides.

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Steve Piatt: Vintage hunter, vintage shotgun, and a childhood dream realized

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When I was growing up – and there remains considerable debate as to whether I have grown up – I read a lot. In fact, I probably read much more back then than I do today.
Every afternoon when I got home from school, I’d grab a copy of The Evening Times, our local paper, which has since transitioned to The Morning Times. I’d flop it open and, on my hands and knees on the living room floor, flip through the pages – sports first, then front page, then whatever else grabbed my attention. I had no idea then I would eventually work at the Times for 19 years, including as its managing editor.

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A tract that’s much more than two ‘Fingers’ in western New York

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It makes perfect sense that fishing is the main attraction in the sprawling Hemlock-Canadice State Forest, given that the two Finger Lakes are part of its 6,849 acres.
So, yes, anglers flock to both Fingers, with lake trout, rainbow trout, and both smallmouth and largemouth bass the top targets on Hemlock, and lakers, brown trout, and bass on Canadice, the smallest of the Finger Lakes at 649 acres.

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Steve Piatt: When it comes to hunting and fishing, it’s simply memories for me, no statistics

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I admittedly spend a bit too much time on Facebook, using it with the best of intentions, connecting with friends and fellow sportsmen, but then too often detouring into mindless stuff like old Seinfeld highlights, and reels of people falling or walking into street signs while on their cellphone.
But it can be a great tool, and I’m a member of several hunting and fishing groups, where I rarely chime in but gauge sportsmen’s sentiments on a variety of issues. And they have opinions on virtually any topic, rarely with anything approaching consensus.

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Steve Piatt: Planning – and shooting – for success this hunting season

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It happens every year, usually when the calendar turns to August. I suddenly realize I haven’t done nearly enough fishing this summer; that both the dogs and I need to get in shape for the hunting season; and it’s time to shoot something – rifle, crossbow, shotgun – as often as possible over the next couple months.
Summer tends to blitz its way into fall around here, and while this year did, in fact, involve some Lake Erie walleye, Lake Ontario salmon, and plenty of camping, I’m embarrassed to say that we haven’t hit the Susquehanna River for smallmouth even though it’s a half-mile away.

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Fort Pond: Freshwater fun in saltwater country of New York’s Suffolk County

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When an angler thinks of Long Island, it’s easy to envision schools of stripers in a feeding frenzy, or fishing for summer flounder, bluefish, blackfish, or porgies. It’s a salt thing, right? Not necessarily.

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New York’s multi-use Deer Creek Marsh WMA provides access along Lake Ontario

Hunting, Lake Profile, Lake Profile, New York / Steve Piatt

Deer Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area in Oswego County is one of those state-owned tracts that offer a lot more than just wildlife.
Sure, the 1,771-acre parcel is popular with hunters, especially with waterfowlers, given its proximity to Lake Ontario, as well as with pheasant hunters, since it receives several rounds of stocked birds from the state’s Reynolds Game Farm.

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Steve Piatt: A rare outing where we actually had to fish for our limit of Lake Erie walleyes

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This was going to be easy.
The hard part – getting on the sometimes-surly Lake Erie – was over. Terry Catlin, of Chemung, N.Y.; my brother-in-law Don Stannard, visiting from Florida; and I were greeted by calm, almost flat conditions on the big lake that’s capable of keeping you shorebound, drinking coffee at Tim Horton’s while watching 5-foot and bigger waves crashing over the breakwall.

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Steve Piatt

Owasco Flats Wildlife Management Area: Not big, but popular in central New York

Steve Piatt: Some honest deer hunting talk from Pennsylvania

Steve Piatt: Vintage hunter, vintage shotgun, and a childhood dream realized

A tract that’s much more than two ‘Fingers’ in western New York

Steve Piatt: When it comes to hunting and fishing, it’s simply memories for me, no statistics

Steve Piatt: Planning – and shooting – for success this hunting season

Fort Pond: Freshwater fun in saltwater country of New York’s Suffolk County

New York’s multi-use Deer Creek Marsh WMA provides access along Lake Ontario

Steve Piatt: A rare outing where we actually had to fish for our limit of Lake Erie walleyes

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