The difference between the words—wander and wonder—is one letter. This thought pebble is rolling around in my mind as we embark on a new year and the opportunities it presents—most …
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By SANDY LONG
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1/3/24
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Sometimes it’s hard to try to push back against everything that seems to be going on in life with work and other obligations, in order to enjoy the holidays.
Taking time for one …
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1/3/24
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ONLINE — The spotted lanternfly has come to stay, and its numbers are likely to increase in the upcoming spring and summer months of 2024. To help community members stop the spread of this and …
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1/3/24
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Those of you who read this column know that most of the articles I write are dedicated to fly fishing. However, once in a while, I come across some notes or recall a fishing event that might appeal …
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By TONY BONAVIST
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12/27/23
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HURLEYVILLE, NY — The public is invited to join Morgan Outdoors for a First Day Hike on Monday, January 1 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Mongaup State Park.
All are invited to celebrate …
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12/22/23
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One animal we have largely put out of our minds during the cold winter months is the black bear. People are putting seed in their bird feeders and not worrying quite so much about putting the garbage …
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By SCOTT RANDO
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12/21/23
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For my final column of 2023, I decided to go light on informative educational content about the natural world and heavy on matters of the heart.
Very few of us have time during the holiday …
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By SANDY LONG
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12/20/23
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Another year has all but passed us by, and with it the close of another whitetail season.
There is of course late-season archery and flintlock still open, but by now, most hunters have …
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By HUNTER HILL
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12/20/23
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Many of us have heard owls in the woods as they call; many times, the call may be far off and faint, and we might not realize at the time that it is even an owl.
The most common species of …
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By SCOTT RANDO
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12/13/23
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Every angler I know who fishes with a fly has a library. Some are extensive with hundreds of volumes, covering complete walls. Others, like mine, are relatively small with just a few shelves …
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By TONY BONAVIST
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12/13/23
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Not everyone knows what a lichen looks like, and many of us have little knowledge of what they are, how they live or why they are so beneficial to our lives. Here’s a primer to notch up your …
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12/6/23
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For anyone concerned about the welfare of my chickens, I will start this piece with the disclaimer that NO CHICKENS WERE HARMED in the writing of this content.
As my regular readers will …
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By HUNTER HILL
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12/6/23
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With the weather getting colder, there is a different variety of animals that can be seen during outdoor ventures.
A variety of migrating birds can still be seen as they move through the …
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By SCOTT RANDO
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11/29/23
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For some, fly tying is an art form, demonstrated by the significant beauty of the elaborate patterns developed in England and Scotland for Atlantic salmon fishing.
Based on their cost, an …
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As we celebrate Thanksgiving and the bounty that is ours, it’s a GREAT time to reflect on gratitude and its many gifts.
In practicing gratitude, we find ourselves enriched to be …
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By SANDY LONG
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11/21/23
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I’m very fortunate to know that a lot of the doors that have been closed in my life have been for my own good. The Good Lord has gracefully saved me from myself more times than I know.
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By HUNTER HILL
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11/21/23
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The first Friday in November turned out to be a sunny and mild day, and I took the opportunity during the afternoon to go to the Zane Gray boat launch. Though resident eagles were likely to be …
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By SCOTT RANDO
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11/15/23
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It was October 15, the last day of trout season in the Catskills. That was a few years before the implementation of the new trout stream regulations, which went into effect in 2021, and now allow …
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By TONY BONAVIST
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11/15/23
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As the leaves fall in the final days of autumn, so too fall the giants that bore them.
Not everywhere, of course. But on the site of the future Hill family farm, the first signs of our …
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By HUNTER HILL
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11/8/23
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SOMERSET, NJ — More than 100 fly tiers, demonstrators, instructors and celebrities will show their best fish-catching creations at the 32nd annual International Fly Tying Symposium on November …
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11/8/23
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