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Hunting season is upon us and my first thoughts always turn towards safety. Shooting incidents while hunting get all of the press, and we aretaught to be very safety conscious with firearms. Most …
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John S. Van Etten
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10/18/24
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The New York State DEC will be hosting a special youth big game hunt this weekend on October 12-14. The hunt is firearms only and will be occurring statewide in all Wildlife Management Units …
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John S. Van Etten
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10/11/24
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The Sullivan County Long Beards Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF) and the Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs of Sullivan County hosted their annual Youth Pheasant Hunt this …
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John S. Van Etten
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10/4/24
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Understanding how your gun works is important. Getting out and shooting your gun to get it ready for the upcoming season is a necessity. You should inspect, clean and know how your gun works. Gas …
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Jack Danchak
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8/30/24
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This hot summer has anglers staying home. The humidity is the highest we have encountered in years. Reading the registry 101 degrees has shattered a 1921 high of 96. Even though it has not been the …
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Jack Danchak
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8/23/24
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In what has seemingly become an annual tradition, former president Donald Trump addressed NRA members of this year’s NRA leadership forum at the 2024 NRA annual meetings and Exhibits in Dallas. …
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Jack Danchak
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8/16/24
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Plenty of doe tags in PA will be available this hunting season! The Game Commission allocated 1,186,000 antlerless deer licenses Statewide for 2024 to 2025, which is up from 1,095,000 licenses made …
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Jack Danchak
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8/9/24
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New York State High School Clay Target Leagues State Tournaments are being held this summer. The premier event, the Trap Shooting State Tournament, featured 1,932 athletes from 133 high school teams. …
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Jack Danchak
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8/2/24
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The National Rifle Association has a new leader. Doug Hamlin is the new executive Vice President and CEO. Doug went on to say, “We have new leadership, and we are resolute. We know our mission, …
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Jack Danchak
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7/26/24
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Bill Connors 78, of Pleasant Valley, New York recently passed away. Bill will be tremendously missed by New York’s Sporting Community.
He was a regular outdoor columnist with the …
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Jack Danchak
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7/19/24
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As the weather gets warmer, officials from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the State Department of Health are encouraging the public, especially those who are …
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Jack Danchak
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7/12/24
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Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) continues to spread in Pennsylvania, in both numbers and geographic range, according to just-released data from the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Since July …
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Jack Danchak
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7/5/24
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission again is seeking input from the public in surveying Wild turkeys. This summer, the annual Pennsylvania Wild Turkey Sighting Surveys runs from July 1 through August …
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6/28/24
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced the expansion of several Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Management Areas (DMAs) due to new detections of the Disease.
DMA 2 will expand following …
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Jack Danchak
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6/21/24
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Pa State Game Warden Mike Yeck said he gets about a dozen calls a year regarding waterfowl with fishing line entangling their feet.
Yeck said, “It’s usually geese more than ducks, …
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Jack Danchak
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6/14/24
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Virginia Governor Glenn Younkin recently stood tall and strong for the rights of law-abiding gun owners by vetoing 30 bills that would have imposed more laws designed to undermine the 2nd Amendment, …
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Jack Danchak
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6/7/24
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The New York DEC Commissioner has announced upcoming academies for the newest classes of Forest Rangers and Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECO’s). The 6-month training …
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Jack Danchak
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5/31/24
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The New York State DEC recently released the deer harvest statistics from the 2023-24 hunting season. The estimated harvest reflects a statewide decrease of 9.8 percent.
In 2023, 209,781 deer …
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Jack Danchak
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5/24/24
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In an effort to protect wildlife habitat, the Pennsylvania Game Commission plans to spray over a 123,000 acres of state game lands this spring to control a non-native invasive insect, the gypsy moth. …
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Jack Danchak
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5/17/24
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission has modified the antlerless deer license sales schedule, and additionally is guaranteeing most resident hunters will get an antlerless license in the wildlife …
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Jack Danchak
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5/10/24
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In New York State, the spring turkey season started on Wednesday, May 1 and will end on Friday, May 31. You may take two bearded gobbler turkeys, but only one per day.
You do need to take …
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Jack Danchak
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5/3/24
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This April will be my 46th consecutive year of writing the Sportsman Outdoors column for the Democrat newspaper.
Back in 1978 I called Freddy Stabbert’s father and said to him that I would …
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Jack Danchak
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4/26/24
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission reported results from the 2023-24 deer seasons, which ended in January.
Hunters harvested an estimated 430,010 white-tailed deer. The statewide buck harvest was …
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Jack Danchak
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4/19/24
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The trout opening day of April 1 is not what it used to be. Driving around Sullivan County on the opening day of trout season and checking out many trout streams, it was very disappointing not to see …
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Jack Danchak
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4/12/24
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The Mosquito Creek Sportsmen’s Club recently completed its 33rd annual coyote hunt. For the first time in their contests, the top three entries of coyotes all weighed over 50 pounds.
With …
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Jack Danchak
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4/5/24
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