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March Canada goose season
The sweet aroma of thawing cow manure wafted up from the dairy farm in the valley. The early March goose…
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Counting crows
The flock of a dozen crows flying the Lake Ontario shoreline suddenly turned inland and made a beeline for our…
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The Bay of Quinte
The hard water fishermen in our area continue to do well on perch across the region. Fishing reports from the…
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Classic gun repair
There are very few places in New York State that restore classic firearms. You could say repairing these old weapons…
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Snowshoe hare hunting on Tug Hill
The brawl of the hounds was just a rumor as I strained my ears against the bitter February wind. The…
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The Coyote Wranglers
Four inches of snow had fallen overnight, blanketing the six-inch base already accumulated in Clifton Springs, New York. The veteran…
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Women are better dog trainers
As we all know, women can do many things better than men and, in my opinion, training dogs is one…
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Chesapeake Bay Retrievers
My son and I hunted ducks during the first week in January on the Finger Lakes and the temperatures were…
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Hard water fishing
If there is anyone happy about the sub-arctic temperatures we have recently had here in western New York, it’s the…
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It’s time to break out the beagles
The melody echoed out from the frozen swamp, forcing me to laugh out loud. The two beagles’ voices were complete…
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