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Jeremiah Haas: Shed hunting helps keep track of my old friend ‘Blade Runner’
Working and playing in the outdoors is a real blessing for those of us who are able to do it on a regular basis. And while fall successes in the field bring pictures, meat and

New York Reader Stories: Catching brook trout on little Catskill stream worth the drive
A three-hour drive may seem like a substantial trek for some. For us two young fly-fishermen, it is an easily feasible day trip.
Time flies by when you are daydreaming of a small mountain

For info and entertainment, here are some outdoors podcast options for you
I love podcasts. It wouldn’t be a stretch to suggest I’m addicted to them.
I listen to them daily. I enjoy the immediacy of the spoken word. My choices cover a range of topics,

Light Goose Conservation Order: How did this opportunity for hunters come to be, and is it working?
Where did all these things come from? This is a common phrase uttered when people view a concentration of snow geese in Illinois during migration.
Another common expression is: “I don’t remember these things

This is what a giant buck looks like: Learn to age deer by body characteristics
If you read the headline after glancing at the image and couldn’t make sense of it, I don’t blame you. It’s fair to question my sanity in making this claim.
But look closely at

Is your hunting dog a good candidate for pet insurance?
Forty years ago, bird dogs lived in kennels built on the sides of garages or in backyards. Today, they’re far more likely to be found squeezing into bed with us or sleeping on a comfy

E-bikes enter the equation for more hunters and anglers
Momentum has built during the past decade within a passionate segment of the hunting community that believes in being as mobile as possible.
The mindset is to hunt lighter and go further in pursuit

Tips to manage your land for wild turkeys
The past few years have seen some peaks and valleys in turkey numbers across the Great Lakes states. Could management practices employed by small property owners give turkeys a boost? This scribe reached out to

Steve Piatt: Facing the best on the turkey-calling stage
At my age, the outlets for satisfying my competitive urges have dwindled dramatically. I quit playing hockey years ago when I could no longer distinguish my “good knee” from my “bad knee.” Golf is too