Steve Pollick: Trail cam images give the itch of archery hunt
Steve Pollick
July 29, 2026
The trail cams have been sending a loud and clear message lately on Pollick Clan hunting grounds: Get ready!
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Steve Pollick: Science behind leaf color changes is truly fascinating
Steve Pollick
October 22, 2025
Apologies to the mythical Jack Frost. It isn’t you who paints the autumn leaves in their brilliant colors.
As quaint as fairy tales and make-believe can be, especially for the young and young-at-heart, the
Bill Hilts, Jr.: New handicapped access lift unveiled at Dunkirk, N.Y.
Bill Hilts Jr.
August 28, 2025
We all know what an absolute blessing New York shares in its Great Lakes resources. Lake Erie, Lake Ontario, and the Niagara River is the angling trilogy that is second to none in the world
Tom Pink: Whitefish in Lake Superior holding steady (for now) while populations in other Great Lakes dwindle
Tom Pink
August 22, 2025
There has been a lot written about the decline of whitefish in northern lakes Huron and Michigan over the past several weeks, including a story written by editor Bill Parker in the July 18 issue
Mike Raykovicz: From ash to ashes — making something of a sad situation
Mike Raykovicz
August 21, 2025
I’ll freely admit there’s not much for me to do this time of year. Other than a fishing trip to Canada a week ago, the only thing I have to look forward to before preparing
Steve Pollick: Backyard archery range about to get real busy
Steve Pollick
August 19, 2025
Hard to believe that it’s “that time” again. Time for old-fashioned archers to get tuned up for deer hunting season.
We are the holdovers, traditionalists, who shoot barebows – longbows, recurves, no sights. We
Bill Hilts, Jr.: A Lake Erie walleye trip to remember with some help from above
Bill Hilts Jr.
July 25, 2025
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
Jeff Frischkorn: Be mindful of fireworks’ impact on your pets this holiday weekend
Jeff Frischkorn
July 1, 2025
“Ka-boom!” may find a welcome greeting in many households this three-day July Fourth Holiday weekend, but the joy does not extend to the family pets.
Particularly if somehow the dog, cat, goat, or
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Reflecting on another successful year around the sun
Bill Hilts Jr.
June 10, 2025
“Congratulations on making it another year around the sun!”
Those were the words of Mike Waterhouse, former Lake Ontario charter captain and fish promotion expert for Orleans County, N.Y., before he retired to South
