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Fall turkey hunting: Overlooked by many, but often just as exciting as spring

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Fall turkey hunting doesn’t draw the kind of attention as does the spring gobbler season, but that’s understandable.
After all, fall turkey hunting seasons usually overlap with deer season and small game seasons in most states, and whitetail hunting and grouse or waterfowl hunting always seems to trump other activities, certainly for the majority of sportsmen and women. That’s too bad, because fall turkey hunting can be every bit as exciting as the spring season when a thunderous gobble rattles the hardwoods.

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Bashakill WMA a versatile Region 3 hunting and fishing spot in New York

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Southeastern New York’s Bashakill Wildlife Management Area is one of those unique tracts that offer a variety of recreational opportunities.
The sprawling, 3,107-acre parcel offers not only hunting and trapping opportunities, but some quality fishing. And the tract includes the largest freshwater wetland in the region, so it’s not surprising that it’s designated as a Bird Conservation Area, the 1,920- acre wetland serving as a magnet for a variety of bird species.

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Steve Piatt: Get the most out of your squirrel and bear meat

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Our freezers are already pretty well stocked as we head into another hunting season. There’s leftover venison, including some backstraps and roasts, as well as plenty of burger mixed with pork fat.

A couple pheasant and turkey breasts, some already ground into burger and others pulled and barbecued and ready to be thawed for a quick meal. Walleye and salmon fillets from summer outings on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. But there’s a couple things missing, and I desperately want to add to the freezer this fall with bear and squirrel meat.

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Young anglers from New York qualify for High School National Championships in 2025

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A foursome of young anglers from the Southern Tier won Bassmaster New York State Junior and High School Classic titles last month on Onondaga Lake.
Horseheads High School students Beckett Kraft and Grant Edwards ran off with the high school division title, while Sullivan Kraft and Jude Pfiefer took the junior division crown. The victories qualified the anglers to compete in the Bassmaster Junior and High School National Championships next year.

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Henry’s Hollow, a hunting and trapping option in New York’s Suffolk County

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

Suffolk County is best known for its saltwater fishing opportunities, and rightly so. But sportsmen and women also have some fine hunting out on Long Island, thanks to some quality tracts of state-owned land.

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Something’s bruin’ in Southwestern New York’s South Valley State Forest

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

Black bears in New York State don’t always get a lot of attention from hunters. In fact, most of the harvest comes from whitetail hunters who encounter a bruin while pursuing deer and take advantage of the opportunity.
That said, there is a growing number of sportsmen and women interested in focusing on bear hunting, and as the biggest of the state’s big-game animals continues to expand its range, more opportunities are arising to take a black bear in the fall.

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Steve Piatt: It’s good to have a friend with a fishing boat

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Terry Catlin was my friend even before I knew he owned a great fishing boat.
Actually, he owns two. But before that we were traveling turkey hunters, laughing and joking our way through a Kansas adventure that included a couple of Rio Grande longbeards as well as a middle-of-the-night knock on our hotel door from a Springfield, Missouri, police officer wondering why we had left open the door of our rental car – with our guns still safely cased inside.

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New York’s Hall Island State Forest sits tight to a fishing hot-spot

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Hall Island State Forest in Oswego County offers everything you might expect in a 2,079-acre tract: hunting, trapping, snowmobiling, bird watching, hiking, and camping possibilities. But there’s more.
The parcel in the Town of Redfield is located tight to the southern shore of the Salmon River Reservoir (also known as the Redfield Reservoir), a popular fishing spot that includes a naturally reproducing walleye fishery.

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Here’s how to build a steady dog for the duck blind

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Chances are pretty good, if you’ve done a lot of upland bird or waterfowl hunting, you’ve seen a great hunting dog in action.
Chances also are pretty good you’ve seen an out-of-control canine that has ruined your hunt and led to some embarrassment for the dog’s owner. In the field, it’s simply a wasted day of hunting.
In the duck blind, it’s a flat-out safety issue that can’t be tolerated. And it’s not the dog’s fault.

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Fall turkey hunting: Overlooked by many, but often just as exciting as spring

Bashakill WMA a versatile Region 3 hunting and fishing spot in New York

Steve Piatt: Get the most out of your squirrel and bear meat

Young anglers from New York qualify for High School National Championships in 2025

Henry’s Hollow, a hunting and trapping option in New York’s Suffolk County

Something’s bruin’ in Southwestern New York’s South Valley State Forest

Steve Piatt: It’s good to have a friend with a fishing boat

New York’s Hall Island State Forest sits tight to a fishing hot-spot

Here’s how to build a steady dog for the duck blind

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