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The Hunt Begins
Columnists, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald 
Aug 31, 2024
It is with profound disapproval that I’ve listened to several individuals predicting a severe, nasty, snowy winter. The sad part of that is the signs ...
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Lost stuff easier to find with less clutter
Commentary, Nation World
DEB WUETHRICH 
Feb 21, 2024
Have you ever lost or misplaced something? Like looking for your glasses only to find them atop your head? I’ve done this with sunglasses. It’s a litt...
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Scopes and long-distance shooting
Columnists, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald 
Feb 17, 2024
Today, many companies manufacture ballistic compensating scopes. The usual setup involves the standard crosshair with 4 smaller crosshairs below it. A...
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The ‘ah-ha!’ moment of a new birder
Cattaraugus County, Daily Headlines, News
JEFFREY REED 
Nov 18, 2023
Storm clouds over the Oklahoma prairie. If people ask me when I got started in birding, I first explain that I distinguish between watching birds at a...
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Lessons on muzzle loading
Columnists, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
WADE ROBERTSON 
Oct 28, 2023
Muzzleloader was just days off. I stuck a target on the backstop and walked back to the bench. Let’s see, pull out a primer, place it in the breech, s...
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Shooting at 700 yards to hunt
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald 
Sep 09, 2023
Hunting in our area is generally conducted at shorter ranges. Hunting from a 20-foot tree stand over a 10-year period I averaged the range at which I’...
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