Outdoors

It seems amazing interceptor missiles today zip along at Mach 8, leaving the speed of sound far behind. I have difficulty in comprehending speeds that...

For some reason decreed in the cosmos, many of my closest and most beloved relations have passed away just months short of Christmas. The departure of...

This year was certainly a study in contrasts. During spring gobbler season a day seldom went by without rain. I was heartily sick of the rain after 2 ...

Back when I was much younger, factory ammunition more often than not left something to be desired when it came to accuracy. Col. Townsend Whelen’s fam...

It’s amazing the numerous skills hunters must acquire and master to be successful in the field, skills we come to take for granted. Non-hunters have n...

After two fruitless days of hunting in the seemingly never-ending rain, Saturday at last promised some relief from the wet. Despite our stand's proven...

As human beings we see many unexpected things transpire in our lives. The old saying: Truth is stranger than fiction,  is absolutely true and just thi...

“Oh, he’s just telling stories,” someone commented. I was shocked; why had this person spoken so? Was it jealousy of the attention it drew to the stor...

Due to low water level in Harwood Lake in Farmersville, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will not put broodstock trout in t...

Something's absent since I’ve returned from Africa. My luggage wasn’t lost and though there was a temporary mixup in Paris where the baggage people co...

It's been wild recently for wildlife photographer Dan Jordan of Allegany as he's captured what he believes to be his best-ever shots of Pennsylvania e...

Reacting properly after your shot is a critical decision often made under extreme excitement and emotion. Trophy antlers make even seasoned hunters go...

A Western New York man has pleaded guilty and was ordered to pay fines on charges related to poaching 15 deer — most of them large bucks — in Genesee ...

As I've written before, I enjoy planning a birding trip almost as much as I enjoy the trip itself. A few years ago, I spent a good part of the winter ...

Sable, h ippotragus niger, is an incredibly majestic antelope. On my first safari to Namibia in 2018 sable were not native to that area so I’d had no ...

While squirrel hunting season has been open since the first of the month, additional seasons for small and big game in New York are coming up fast. Ru...