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Traditional bass season opens; striper fishing excellent

Western New York Lake Erie and tributaries: Bass fishing has picked back up again all along the lakeshore. Small golden shiners or Berkley “Bulky Hawg” in pumpkin color has been working for Capt. Steve Drabczyk

Four counties considered for rifle hunting

Albany – A pair of legislative bills would expand New York’s rifle hunting zone into four more counties – Cortland, Wyoming and parts of Ontario and Chautauqua. The bills are currently held up in the

Mother falcon attacks dog, people

Buffalo, N.Y. (AP) — Her chicks have left the nest, but a peregrine falcon nesting on a Buffalo tower is proving to be an overprotective mother. Antoine Lanier says he saw the falcon recently chase

Season Dates

June 11:_Lake Champlain catch-and-release bass season closes June 12: Lake Champlain bass season opens June 18: Catch-and-release, artificials only bass season closes June 19: Bass season opens (statewide, general regulations) June 19:_Muskellunge season opens (statewide,

Advocates want more wolf protection

Montpelier, Vt. (AP) — Some wildlife advocates are decrying a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service not to provide special protection for wolves in upstate New York, northern New England and Massachusetts. Wildlife

Assembly passes microstamping bill; others fizzle

Albany — The state Assembly passed two anti-gun bills May 12, but the news seemed more about the gun bills that the Democrat-controlled house didn’t pass. By an 80-52 vote, the Assembly passed a controversial

Agreement keeps state parks open over holiday weekend

Albany (AP) – An agreement between Gov. David Paterson and state lawmakers kept all 178 state parks open for the Memorial Day weekend. “The Legislature has made the tough choices to my satisfaction that will

Report: Hunting license sales still strong in N.Y.

Newtown, Ct. – New York’s hunters aren’t getting any younger, and their average age is higher than the national norm. But their numbers remain strong, according to a report profiling the state’s hunters and hunting

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