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Get outdoors and shape up

There's been a pile of media coverage lately (meaning the past year or so) about America, as a society, being ..


Eye'll be seeing you

Have you ever wondered why certain animal’s eyes shine like reflectors when car lights illuminate them? Or how well nighttime ..


Shrinking habitat ruffles ruffed grouse future

Although I enjoy hunting, be it for wild turkey, deer, rabbit, duck, squirrel, etc., if I were forced to pursuing ..


Small fish equal large fun

Whoever said thatpanfishing was for kids? That might be true if you include every "kid" up to the age of ..


Having wildlife as your neighbor

Living in our area, whether in the rural or more residential sections, often means being visited by or hosting various ..


Try some ‘shifty’ angling this summer

Take most any summer early morning or evening on the Chenango, Otselic or Unadilla rivers, or the larger streams such ..


Angler's stories are always a bit 'fishy'

I'm not sure where the rumor that anglers tend to verbally inflate the sizes of the fish they catch or ..


Litter and all that junk

Lately there's been increased lip-service given to taking steps to clean up the overabundant and illegal junk and litter that ..


'Friendly' flies not friendly to caterpillars

I find it amusing how false rumors start and spread, and those that you may hear regarding the outdoors are ..


'Friendly' flies not friendly to caterpillars

I find it amusing how false rumors start and spread, and those that you may hear regarding the outdoors are ..


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