Outdoors

Buck fever in the deer woods
Outdoors
WADE ROBERTSON 
Dec 01, 2014
A small statuette stands on a windowsill at our hunting camp. The little figure, about 6 inches high, depicts a deer hunter, dressed in the traditiona...
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Pa. deer hunt means big bucks for businesses
Here And Now, Outdoors
AMANDA NICHOLS, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Dec 01, 2014
W ith herds of hunters heading into the woods for the first day of the state’s major deer hunting season beginning today, area hotels and restaurants ...
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Annual Christmas Bird Count coming up
New York State, Outdoors
Dec 01, 2014
ALBANY (AP) — It's almost time for the 115th annual Christmas Bird Count, the world's longest-running citizen science survey. Each year, the National ...
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Remington layoffs prompt worries for its future
New York State, Outdoors
Lindsay Boyle, Utica Observer-Dispatch 
Dec 01, 2014
ILION (AP) — In the shadows of the Remington Arms plant, Daniel Stracquadaine of Dr. Dan's Tattooing hears plenty of talk about the plant's future fro...
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Black Friday gun buys test background check system
Nation World, Outdoors
Matt Stroud, Associated Press 
Nov 26, 2014
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) — Black Friday isn't just when shoppers rush to stores for holiday sales. It's also one of the busiest days of the year for gun...
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Magic of deer camp is renewed
Outdoors
WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Nov 17, 2014
I pulled up the camp driveway and parked. In the growing darkness the windows glowed with a cheery, yellow light. Smoke curled out the chimney, swirli...
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Hunter found in Potter County after search
Outdoors
AMANDA NICHOLS, Special to the Olean Times Herald 
Nov 17, 2014
AUSTIN, Pa. — A 62-year-old West Grove man, who went missing while hunting Saturday, was found in the woods of Portage Township early Sunday morning, ...
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NY deer and bear gun season opens Saturday
Outdoors
RICK MILLER Olean Times Herald 
Nov 14, 2014
What kind of a big game season can Southern Tier hunters expect? From all indications, they can expect “a pretty good year — similar to last year,” sa...
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