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Goin’ Down Flinging: Gobblers with a Bow

Sometime in the next couple weeks, I’ll dig into the basement closet and haul out the bow case where my Mathews Z7 has resided since early November. I’ll take a quick inventory of arrows, field

Showing off

Yes, it’s sport show season. As I write this, I have just completed my third day working the 26th Annual Allegheny Sport, Travel and Outdoor Show at the Monroeville Convention Center just outside Pittsburgh. Two

Let’s clean up our act

With the snow piled up to your knees, you can’t see it right now, but believe me, I know it’s there. It will pop up like trout lilies along streams in my backyard and in

Politics often stymies sound wildlife management

It’s often interesting to see how things are done in other parts of the country. A few weeks ago, I was visiting my son and his family in North Carolina and happened to check the

Antler restrictions? Let’s be honest

Given my fairly well-documented stance on mandatory antler restrictions, it’s not surprising I’ve been taking some good-natured jabs since downing a trophy buck this past season in Pennsylvania, which has had “three points on one

Pa. joins N.Y. in ‘Compact’

I read a few weeks back where Pennsylvania has now joined 35 other states, including New York, in a united front to put the hammer down on serious poaching violations. What this means is someone

A really big show

This year’s sport show season has taken a decidedly different turn. Usually, I’ll manage to get to at least one of the many shows around the state to meet with New York Outdoor News readers.

What’s the big deal about crossbows?

Back in 1990, I was invited to participate in an outdoor writer media event in Ohio to sample the much-maligned crossbow – the Devil’s tool. Or so I thought. After a couple shots at a

Wrestling with winter

When you live in the Adirondacks – and in the heart of the Adirondacks, none of this fringe or foothills stuff – like we do, this is the time of year when, if you’re not

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