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Why is small game in NY so scarce?

Now that it appears some decent autumn weather has arrived, hunters will be stepping into the woods and fields in ..


Senate puts microstamping bill to bed permanently

At last we’re seeing some improvement in what has been one of craziest spring seasons in decades. As stream and ..


It’s reality check time for a lot of elected downstate legislators

Sometimes trying to compose a truly informative and useful outdoor column can be a test of should readers know this, ..


One division in DEC may be the key to rebuilding the badly damaged department

If we might envision the NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation as a huge barrel filled with everything that could be ..


Not the ‘end of the world,’ just a miserable stretch of weather phenomena

With the spring turkey season due to close next Tuesday, May 31, I suspect that many of those with unfilled ..


Spring 2011 on verge of setting all-time precip record

So much for our monsoonal-type weather to suddenly stop. A few dry days, and then it’s back to seemingly an ..


Mother Nature extends her peace offering – nice weather

Much to everyone’s relief and delight, Mother Nature finally decided to reward our recent foul weather suffering with some truly ..


When will our lousy weather end?

It’s been a long, frustrating April for many folks. We didn’t get the same level of severe weather that devastated ..


Turkey hunting and fishing headline, but other important issues are surfacing

Of course the main event news is the beginning of our spring turkey hunting season on Sunday, and let’s not ..


Abnormally cold and wet April could affect gobbler hunting next month

With the May 1 opening of our month-long spring turkey hunting season rapidly approaching, many hunters are concerned with what ..


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