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DEC tries to reverse outdoor youth activities decline

Last week this column lamented on New York being the worst state in the nation at recruiting youths into the ..


New York is last in recruiting youth hunters

New York Governor Spitzer (who announced his resignation Wednesday) and DEC commissioner Grannis want to reverse the decline of hunting ..


Who will be the new stewards of our wildlife?

With the New York Conservation Fund (CF) now running in deficit, attributed by most to the steadily declining hunting, fishing ..


Bird disease nothing to ‘crow’ about

The phenomenon occurs twice daily, once in the early morning and again in the late afternoon. While it doesn't compare ..


Our version of “Survivor” soon to ‘air’

We're approaching that time of the year when, like it or not, folks in our part of the country start ..


Will Supreme Court ruling end gun debate?

If you're a hunter who uses a firearm, or anyone who owns any guns, you're about to learn just how ..


Ice fishermen finally get 'iced'

It's taken a while longer than normal, but we finally have sufficient ice on most local waters to fish them ..


Annual SHOT Show goes from huge to huger

For many folks, this weekend means Super Bowl, but for yours truly it also means the huge SHOT Show held ..


Warming up to Wile E. Coyote

The dawn air is so cold and crisp that you can feel the ice crystals accumulating in your nostrils with ..


Prodding couch potato youth into the great outdoors

The health of America's youth is continuing to decline, spurred by obesity, diabetes, drug and alcohol abuse, and unwanted pregnancy, ..


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