
Star Watch: What to watch for in August’s early morning sky
There’s a lot to see before the Sun comes up and brightens the night sky during the month of August 2025. The good news is that temperatures are usually warm this time of year, and

There’s a lot to see before the Sun comes up and brightens the night sky during the month of August 2025. The good news is that temperatures are usually warm this time of year, and

Even though it happens every year, the speed in which summer comes and goes always seems to catch us by surprise. We are officially into the back half of this one, which means we’re inching

Every year it amazes me when trappers fail to prepare their traps and equipment before season.
These same trappers fail to prepare their traplines and gain permission to trap on various properties. Yet, they

I have fished out of a variety of watercraft, ranging from a two-man, front-to-back pontoon “bass boat” and kayaks, canoes and johnboats to high-powered bass boats and large, roomy pontoon boats, to six-pack charters, that

Last year, 2024, was a bit of a blur. My wife and I made the executive decision to sell our house in the city of Lockport, N.Y.
It was controlled chaos as we readied

Lake Erie walleye anglers continue to enjoy a season for the ages.

If you’ve bowhunted deer for years and want to try for bears, you’re just a tweak or two away from getting your bow and arrows ready for the challenge.
Likewise, if you’ve already gun-hunted

One of the ongoing themes surrounding the crossbow debate many of us have been following these past two decades (and then some) is in relation to the amount of time it takes one to become

Diversity is the name of the game in the Lake Ontario Orleans County waters.
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