Press-Republican Outdoors

Bird banding vital for information gathering

2012-05-27T03:22:59-04:00

Outdoor Briefs

2012-05-27T03:22:44-04:00

Spring Safari yields plentiful turkey, fish

2012-05-20T03:22:59-04:00

The New York State Outdoor Writer's Association's Spring Safari was held in Cortland County, and the expansive public lands made for good turkey hunting and fishing, writes columnist Dan Ladd.

DEC unveils draft Taylor Pond unit management plan

2012-05-20T03:22:56-04:00

The plan covers 76,347 acres located in portions of 13 towns and three counties in the northeastern region of the Adirondack Park.

Paddling the Schroon makes for pleasant few hours

2012-05-13T03:22:59-04:00

The full spring flow makes steady currents over the shallow stretches that disappoint us later when water levels drop, columnist Elizabeth Lee writes.

NYSCC meetings yield plethora of discussions

2012-05-06T03:22:59-04:00

The New York State Conservation Council's spring meeting was a forum for outdoor issues ranging from DEC's deer-management plan to the state's purchase of Nature Conservancy lands, writes columnist Dan Ladd.

Strange call signals merlins' presence

2012-04-29T03:22:59-04:00

The merlin's unusual call means there is a new bird in the yard that, now that mating season has arrived, could be here to say, writes columnist Elizabeth Lee.

Hunters thankful to be talking turkey again

2012-04-22T03:22:59-04:00

New York's youth turkey hunt is on this weekend (April 21 and 22) while New York's regular turkey season begins May 1, Dan Ladd advises.

Outdoors Briefs: April 22, 2012

2012-04-22T03:22:56-04:00

Audubon to sponsor birding trip to Ausable Marsh; Vt.'s youth turkey hunting set for next weekend; Public hearing April 25 on proposed Vt. moose hunt.

Elderberry has uses beyond the kitchen

2012-04-15T03:22:59-04:00

Elderberries can be used for numerous medicinal purposes, including flu, bacterial infection and even cancer treatment, columnist Elizabeth Lee writes.