Outdoors
Fishing: 'Hookless fly' sails through 'Catt' test
A good fly pattern can make dead fishing waters come alive. (Updated: 11/21/09 11:03 PM )
Archery season ends with tales of trophy deer
The early archery season ended at sunset Friday, and four bow hunters came home with tales
of trophy takes this mild, generally sunny fall season. (Updated: 11/21/09 11:03 PM )
Outdoors notebook: DSI helps track down wounded game
Ideally, hunters strive to make a clean, quick kill shot on all game. Big game animals
offer bigger targets, but body positions, angle of terrain, cover, and movement sometimes
results in hits that do not immediately result in a clean kill. (Updated: 11/21/09 11:03 PM )
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Trapping: Where fur flies, trappers follow
Trapping, one of mankind's earliest survival and sustenance pursuits, still occupies hours,
days, weeks, and entire seasons for area outdoors folks. (Updated: 11/14/09 10:37 PM )
Wildlife lover Fertig reaches out for health
Eve Fertig, Enchanted Forest Wildlife Sanctuary manager, director, coordinator, owner and
impassioned wildlife lover, now needs assistance in her programs. (Updated: 11/14/09 10:21 PM )
Notebook: Friends help avid hunter in need
Garnet "Gar" Galvin, 44, of Lancaster, an avid angler, devoted hunter and hockey player,
has been diagnosed with stage four bone cancer. (Updated: 11/14/09 10:18 PM )
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(Updated: 11/14/09 10:15 PM )
(Updated: 11/14/09 10:15 PM )
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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(Updated: 11/07/09 11:38 PM )
(Updated: 11/07/09 11:38 PM )
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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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 )