Outdoors
Fishing: Steelhead anglers prove their mettle
Ugly weather predictions for Thursday morning could not dim
or dampen the dozens of steelhead hunters fishing the lower Niagara River. (Updated: 11/07/09 11:59 PM )
Kulbacki is outdoorsman turned author
Joe Kulbacki has pursued a lifetime of outdoors experiences. Now he's trying his hand at an
indoor activity — writing. (Updated: 11/07/09 11:52 PM )
Notebook: Archery season peaking
Signs of whitetail deer rutting behavior have begun showing at area hunting sites. (Updated: 11/07/09 11:53 PM )
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Educators honored for years of dedication
Hunting safety records improve each year in western areas of the state. Those results can be
directly attributed to an extensive effort to train bow and firearms hunters in shooting
safety. (Updated: 11/01/09 12:05 AM )
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(Updated: 11/01/09 12:02 AM )
(Updated: 11/01/09 12:02 AM )
New law mandates use of PFDs
A new personal flotation device law went into effect today. All occupants of pleasure
vessels of less than 21 feet must wear a PFD while that vessel is in operation or under way.
This new New York State regulation applies to rowboats, canoes and kayaks. (Updated: 10/31/09 11:57 PM )
Hunting: Get a load of this shotgun's accuracy
The business end of sending a slug through a shotgun barrel has seen serious upgrading
since scatter-gunners first loaded a single chunk of lead into a shotgun shell. (Updated: 10/31/09 11:55 PM )
New crossbow a change for the better
Ever see that “stupid gun” cartoon with a revolver barrel reversed so that it fires backward at the “dumb shooter?” (Updated: 10/25/09 7:32 AM )
Archers get few good looks until rut starts
Abad season last year might mean good bow outings for archers seeking deer this year. (Updated: 10/25/09 7:32 AM )
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Tree stands rise before the fall
For deer hunters, tree stands can be terrific and can also be terrifying. (Updated: 10/25/09 7:32 AM )
Notebook
An area group is doing all it can to get up a tree—actually thousands of them, planted at local sites. (Updated: 10/18/09 6:37 AM )
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Batavia preserve offers fertile grounds
“We try to make things easy and comfortable,” Joe “J. J.” Valone said as we rode around in his covered Polaris Ranger quad on Columbus Day afternoon. (Updated: 10/18/09 6:37 AM )
