I jokingly say I like to visit a taxidermist once every 30 years or so, but when I look back at that statement, it’s really no joke. I’ve only taken two decent bucks over nearly 50 years of hunting – a fine 8-point back in 1979 and a bigger 10-pointer a few years ago that actually required […]
Fall seasons require some decision-making Read More »
Author’s game plan is to hunt next week, around Oct. 15, after he’s convinced himself he’s as ready as he’ll ever be to make the shot when it counts.
Late start to archery season: I’ll go when I’ve properly prepared Read More »
Bowhunters, myself included, can be a fickle bunch. Take New York state archery hunters, for instance. For years we lobbied hard for an earlier opening to the archery deer season, and DEC finally bumped it up from mid-October to an Oct. 1 kickoff. And once that was in place, we moaned about the warm weather that
Early archery season worth a shot, weather or not Read More »
Should the DEC’s Summer Sighting Survey confirm the writer’s observations, the low poult numbers this year will mean fewer jakes on the landscape next spring, and even more importantly, fewer 2-year-old longbeards in the spring of 2020.
Tough times for turkeys: Poult numbers may point to poor nesting, brood-rearing season Read More »
Amsterdam, N.Y. — Eric Lawler and longtime hunting buddy Jerrod Vila had a goal in mind this spring: to double up on spring gobblers. Not just on the same day, but at the same time using the popular – and often failed – “1, 2, shoot!” method. When it works, it’s memorable. The hunting duo
New York hunting buddies connect on multi-bearded gobblers [photo] Read More »
For dogs’ sake, this writer is keeping porky numbers in check.
Porcupine encounters become a prickly situation Read More »
We’ve pretty much arrived at that point in the spring gobbler season where it’s easy to come up with an excuse to turn off the 3:30 or 4 a.m. alarm and go back to sleep. It’s too windy, too rainy, too cold, the gobblers are done pursuing hens, and it’s too anything. It’s easy to shut it
For the tired spring gobbler hunter, keep at it Read More »
While turkey numbers are clearly driven primarily by production in the spring and Mother Nature, there are other factors playing into the decline.
Tough times for turkeys, and don’t expect that to change anytime soon Read More »
Auburn, N.Y. — Owasco Lake will continue to be managed as a trout fishery as the walleye population fades from the lake following the end of a stocking program 12 years ago. DEC Region 7 fishery officials, at “State of the Lake”-type public meeting here last month, said it became readily apparent that Owasco Lake
Angler preference leads to the end of walleye stocking in New York’s Owasco Lake Read More »
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