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Successful deer hunters in the area
Outdoors, Sports
Nov 23, 2022
A few area hunters have submitted photos of nice bucks they have taken in the first week of the New York state gun season. The Times Herald has compil...
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Crossbows vs. compound bows
Outdoors, Sports
WADE ROBERTSON Special to Olean Times Herald 
Sep 17, 2022
New York state has a strong, dedicated lobby of archers who are most decidedly against crossbows, so much so that regulations forbid using one until N...
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Early NY hunting seasons open on Thursday
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
Olean Times Herald staff 
Aug 30, 2022
ALBANY — September marks the beginning of several hunting seasons in New York, including squirrel and Canada goose getting underway Thursday in Upstat...
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Hunting gobblers is seldom easy
Outdoors
WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald 
May 13, 2022
If you are unfortunate enough to have been bitten by the spring gobbler bug, the infection has more than likely spread deep and is incurable. Having s...
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Spring gobbler season is upon us
Outdoors
Apr 29, 2022
Man, can you believe spring gobbler is upon us once again? It seems to take forever for trout season to finally roll around and break winter’s deadloc...
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Spring turkey season set to open on Sunday
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
Olean Times Herald staff 
Apr 28, 2022
ALBANY — A much-anticipated rite of spring by many hunters is coming this Sunday in all of Upstate New York — spring turkey season. ”May is a great ti...
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Letter: NY deer season too long
Letters To Editor, Opinion
Dec 22, 2021
As a hunter I understand we need to recruit more youth into the field. Hunting is a great social and teaching tool for our young people. But I truly a...
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Take your shot for outdoor adventure
Local Columnists, New York, Opinion
BASIL SEGGOS Special to Olean Times Herald 
Dec 18, 2021
New York is home to magnificent natural resources that make our state a world-class destination for outdoor recreation. During the darkest days of the...
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Bolivar-Richburg lists honor rolls
Allegany County News
Nov 18, 2021
BOLIVAR — Bolivar-Richburg Central School has announced its honor rolls for the first marking period of the school year. HIGH HONOR ROLL GRADE 12: Bra...
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Challenges at the handloader’s bench
Columnists, Outdoors, Sports
WADE ROEBERTSON 
Nov 12, 2021
Well, times are changing and 2021 has seen a continuation of the ammo and handloading supply challenges. With deer season fast approaching my good fri...
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Find that deer — pre-snowfall tracking basics
Outdoors
WADE ROBERTSON Special to Olean Times Herald 
Oct 09, 2021
Hunting with a bow puts an extra amount of responsibility on the hunter. Even a well-hit deer can be devilishly hard to find. Many times, even on a we...
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NY’s 2021-22 hunting and trapping licenses on sale
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, News, ...
Olean Times Herald staff 
Aug 04, 2021
ALBANY — The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said Wednesday that hunting and trapping licenses and deer management permits (DM...
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Thankful for finally grabbing a gobbler
Outdoors
WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald 
May 29, 2021
The alarm blared and I turned wearily over. Was it 4 a.m. already? I’d just gotten to bed it seemed and I had a nap the previous day. Yet, I didn’t fe...
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Spring turkey hunting worth the torment
Outdoors
WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald 
May 15, 2021
It’s spring gobbler season once again. Good grief. It’s a fact few spring turkey hunters make it through the entire season without missing many mornin...
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Mistakes made while turkey hunting
Outdoors
WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald 
May 08, 2021
Perhaps the most entertaining aspects of spring gobbler season involve the neverending series of mistakes my friends and I make every spring. This yea...
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