Porcupine encounters become a prickly situation
For dogs’ sake, this writer is keeping porky numbers in check.
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For the tired spring gobbler hunter, keep at it
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
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Tough times for turkeys, and don’t expect that to change anytime soon
While turkey numbers are clearly driven primarily by production in the spring and Mother Nature, there are other factors playing into the decline.
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Angler preference leads to the end of walleye stocking in New York’s Owasco Lake
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
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Dog days at the sport shows: Toiling with a ‘toller’
I always enjoy working the New York Outdoor News booth at the winter sport shows. It’s a great time to connect with readers, hear what they like or don’t like about the paper, and trade hunting and fishing stories with folks whose interests are pretty much identical to mine. If I’m tag-teaming the show booth
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New York callmaker gobbles up awards at NWTF competition
Lockport, N.Y. — Scott Witter didn’t even hunt turkeys until the spring of 2009. How, then, has the Lockport (Niagara County) man soared from a neophyte turkey hunter nearly 10 years ago to one of the top turkey callmakers in the country? There are several reasons, actually. A lengthy history as a talented woodworker, a
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Paula’s hunt, Paula’s gun: Yes, the 7mm-08 for moose
I’m heading to Newfoundland on a moose hunt in September and I’m not even bringing a rifle. Or a bow. It’s not my hunt. This time, since I’ve already taken a Newfoundland moose, it’s Paula’s turn. We can’t wait for this return trip to The Rock, with its breathtaking scenery, great people and, oh yes, superb
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In the invasive pest world, looks can be deceiving
Perhaps nowhere is the phrase “looks can be deceiving” more appropriate than when applied to the mute swan. Yes, they are beautiful. But they are much different than the trumpeter swan, despite the physical similarities. The non-native, invasive species displace native wildlife species, degrade water quality, destroy submerged aquatic vegetation, are troublesome in the area of airports, and can even
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A pep talk, and a New York archery buck
Author was ready to surrender, then his
buddy called, convincing him to give it one more try. And it paid off.
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