There’s nothing fancy about the Bates State Forest in Schoharie County.
No trails. No designated campsites. No formal parking areas. But in many ways, it’s everything a state-owned tract designed for recreational use should be: managed for reforestation, timber production, hunting, hiking, watershed protection, and wildlife habitat.
Bates State Forest: No frills, just wildlife in New York’s Schoharie County Read More »
It has happened before, and I’m sure it will again. I don’t know exactly when, but I have a few ideas.
I’m going to cry. I won’t collapse into a blubbering mess, but certainly my emotions will kick in, as they always do, when I’m blessed to undertake an adventure that’s the stuff of dreams, something I could never have imagined when growing up longing for only a single-shot Harrington & Richardson 20 gauge.
Steve Piatt: Great adventures elicit great emotion Read More »
Klipnocky State Forest is one of those state forest tracts that sees plenty of activity at times, and very little at others.
The 2,734-acre parcel in northeastern Allegany County, for instance, gets plenty of attention from the state’s pheasant-hunting fraternity, since it’s part of DEC’s stocking program.
Pheasants are the top attraction at Klipnocky State Forest in New York Read More »
This was not a good start to our day. Getting out early on Lake Erie is always a good idea, given how the lake is capable of kicking up and sending you back to the dock with much less than a limit of walleyes.
But in launching ahead of the sunrise, fishing buddy Terry Catlin and I were doing so even before Tim Horton’s was open for business. That didn’t bother Terry, who isn’t a coffee drinker. But I had to forego my customary Double Double (two creams, two sugars for those unfamiliar with the Tim’s lingo).
Steve Piatt: Lake Erie is an incredible walleye fishery showing no signs of slowing down Read More »
If all goes as planned, and it usually does with the trico hatch, expect some superb fly fishing on several Northeast trout waters in the coming weeks – maybe even right now.
And don’t be intimidated by the prospect of fishing a size 22 dry fly (and sometimes smaller). You can do it. In fact, the hardest thing about it will be tying the tiny fly on the end of your tippet. After that, the rest is fairly easy.
Steve Piatt: The trico — a tiny mayfly that’s a big deal for fly fishers Read More »
Date night looks a little different in the summer for my wife Paula and me; it typically takes place on a Wednesday evening, not the customary Friday or Saturday evening out.
There’s no candlelight dinner involved and, in fact, very little conversation beyond the word “pull.”
Steve Piatt: Summers mean date night takes place at the trap range Read More »
Yes, the Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area in western New York is big, at 5,774 acres.
But that tells just a part of the story. The WMA is actually part of a sprawling state and federal habitat complex.
Tonawanda WMA a wet and wild spot for waterfowl hunting Read More »
I have a healthy respect for timber rattlesnakes, but only because they scare the hell out of me. And, oh yeah, they can kill you, too.
Yes, I know that in many cases a rattler won’t inject its venom when it bites, but that doesn’t matter. I’d likely die of a heart attack anyway. That said, despite those fears, I still have a fascination for rattlesnakes.
Steve Piatt: A fear, but fascination, with rattlesnakes Read More »
I’m a numbers guy, from batting averages to golf handicaps to goals and assists. So, when the New York DEC finally releases its highly detailed whitetail harvest report for the past season, I dive into the numbers with interest.
I’ll give the state’s deer team credit: it’s a comprehensive report like few others across the country. That said, I wish the DEC would offer up a boiled-down preliminary report on the deer kill ahead of the final release.
Steve Piatt: Numbers that jumped out from the 2024 deer harvest report in New York Read More »
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