Outdoors

The evolution of bird IDs in Cattaraugus County
Local News, News, Outdoors
By JEFFREY REED 
Aug 09, 2025
In his Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences entitled "Birds of Cattaraugus County, New York," published in 1981, Dr. Stephen W. Eaton w...
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GALLERY: Sportsmen’s Rendezvous opens for weekend
Local News, News, Outdoors
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Aug 08, 2025
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Trappers Association opened its annual Sportsmen’s Rendezvous on Friday at the Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds i...
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The art — and beauty — of waiting
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
Aug 02, 2025
I arrived at camp Rack & Feather early. The cell phone rang; it was Jim Acker. His wife, Carla, was preparing a large dish of lasagna and a salad for ...
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Food plots require diligent effort
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
Jul 26, 2025
The lowering sun touched the fields with golden beams, lighting up the clover and turnips with a soft glow. At the bases of smaller aspen and autumn o...
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A quest for the 20-inch bass
Outdoors
By WADE ROBERTSON 
Jul 19, 2025
Life, if we are wise and have a little luck, can be such a magical experience. True, there are many challenges, but if looked at closely, all challeng...
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Local outdoors columnist wins multiple awards
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
Jul 12, 2025
Once a year in May, the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association holds its annual meeting and awards banquet. This takes place at a different location...
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Where the wild things are: Seasonal visitors
Local News, News, Outdoors
By JEFFREY REED 
Jul 12, 2025
The conservationist Aldo Leopold once wrote, " EASTERN PHOEBE The Eastern phoebe (pronounced FEE-bee) is our most common flycatcher and it's not unusu...
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Land conservancy to protect 732 acres in WNY Wildway
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By Olean Times Herald staff 
Jul 10, 2025
The Western New York Land Conservancy is planning fundraising to permanently protect six properties totaling 732 acres in Allegany and Cattaraugus cou...
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Joe DeYoe Memorial Fishing Derby Saturday at Forness Pond
Local News, News, Outdoors
By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Jul 08, 2025
OLEAN — Under the theme of "Take a kid fishing and change a life," family and friends of the late Joe DeYoe are organizing the first Joe DeYoe Memoria...
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DEC seeks trail cam photos through Snapshot NY
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By Olean Times Herald staff 
Jul 07, 2025
New York state, in collaboration with the New York Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit at Cornell University, has launched Snapshot NY, a citi...
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Expect the unexpected in nature
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
Jul 05, 2025
Mother Nature is an all-prevailing force. We exist at her fancy. In her mercy crops are grown, the earth cleaves together, the sun gives life. In her ...
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A dock crappie battle for the ages
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
Jun 27, 2025
Human beings are by nature competitive and in the outdoor world hunters and anglers are constantly attempting to better not only one another but their...
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