Blogs
Steve Pollick: Berry picking could help lead to your buck this fall
Steve Pollick
July 12, 2024
Picking the first batch of ripened black raspberries from the scattered wild patches in Froggy Bottom, as I did recently, is a reminder to get down my beloved recurve bow and start shooting.
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Bill Hilts, Jr.: Outstanding fishing on Lake Ontario incites debate
Bill Hilts Jr.
July 11, 2024
“Fishing is off the charts! Incredible, like nothing I have ever seen,” said Karen Evarts at the Tackle Barn and Boat Doctors in Olcott, N.Y. That was a text I received from her on July
Gretchen Steele: The origin and evolution of the term “river rat”
Gretchen Steele
July 9, 2024
Go ahead, feel free to call me a River Rat – I am indeed one who wears it as a badge of honor, although early in my life, I learned it’s not always used in
Mike Raykovicz: A week on the salt marsh provides a new appreciation
Mike Raykovicz
July 9, 2024
I will freely admit I never could abide flat. I’m an uplander, always was, and always will be. The mountains have an effect on me no flatland territory could ever have. When I’m hunting or
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Targeting Sharks (on purpose) during a fishing trip to South Carolina
Bill Hilts Jr.
June 24, 2024
We needed a break. After going through all the anguish of trying to get our house ready to sell, we were in the final phase of listing the house with a realtor. It was time
Mike Raykovicz: Big baits mean big bass
Mike Raykovicz
June 19, 2024
New York’s bass season opened on June 15, and professional anglers with fast boats and all the latest gear, as well as weekend fishermen, will be targeting the species whose season runs until the end
Unique ‘canopy walk’ at Franklin County Metroparks in Ohio takes visitors through the treetops
Jane Beathard
June 14, 2024
The phrase “walk in the woods” has a whole new meaning for folks on Columbus’ east side and anyone else interested in the outdoors.
Franklin County Metroparks opened a new walking trail in mid-May
Bill Hilts, Jr.: Oswego shines for New York’s spring writers conference
Bill Hilts Jr.
June 7, 2024
Oswego County truly is a sportsman’s paradise in New York.
Located on the southeast corner of Lake Ontario, it is home to some of the best freshwater fishing in the country. This made it
Mike Raykovicz: Rediscovering an old tackle box a reminder of how important it is to take a kid fishing
Mike Raykovicz
June 3, 2024
I have several tackle boxes I use regularly, but I have another I’ve long forgotten about and haven’t used since I was a kid. It was warehoused in a space above our garage ceiling and
