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Recent rains have helped fill our rivers and streams to a more fishable level; on early Monday morning, July 10, the Beaverkill at Cooks Falls had crested at 581 cubic feet per second; which is above …
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Judy Van Put
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7/11/23
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CALLICOON – When Ann Santoro looks around her each year at the Delaware Youth Center’s River Run, what she sees is the Callicoon community.
Parked on the intersections of …
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Jeanne Sager
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7/7/23
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The NY Senate passed bill (S4099) earlier this year, and now bill (A2917) passed in the NY Assembly. Both bills will ban coyote hunting contests, which are popular in agriculture areas throughout New …
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Jack Danchak
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7/7/23
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As we progress into summer, many of the mayflies that are hatching will be of a lighter color than earlier in the season, and fly-fishers will often use flies such as Sulphurs and Light Cahills as …
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Judy Van Put
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7/4/23
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ROCK HILL – Over Father’s Day weekend, on Saturday, June 17, over 700 entrants participated in the 31st Annual Rhulen Rock Hill Run & Ramble (R4) 5K. The event saw runners and walkers …
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Alex Kielar
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7/4/23
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission reported that a bear in Luzerne County, PA attacked a 14-month-old toddler and a 5-year-old child that were playing in their front lawn of their home.
The …
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Jack Danchak
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6/30/23
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OLD FORGE – The Catskill Claws ended their season this past Sunday at the Championship event in Old Forge, another new venue for the 2023 season. The same course was used for both the middle …
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Anthony Morgano
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6/16/23
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I’ve always thought that the game of golf emphasizes putting too much. In my opinion, golf should be more about swinging the club. Golf course designers don’t agree. The courses that have …
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Matt Kleiner
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6/16/23
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On Sunday, May 21, Sullivan County Long Beards Chapter President Earl “Butch” Kortright attended the 40th anniversary of the NYS Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. The event …
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6/16/23
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LIBERTY – Head down, break up, go fast.
These three tenants of soap box car racing were pertinent as the racers took their mark atop the hill of Upper Main Street in Liberty on June …
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Derek Kirk
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6/13/23
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COOPERSTOWN – The Claws visited another new venue last weekend, this time taking on the course at Glimmerglass State Park. The middle school course was about two miles long and had 220 feet of …
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Anthony Morgano
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6/9/23
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Friday’s rainstorm was much welcomed, as we desperately need rain – last week was the first time we can ever remember seeing lawns burned brown in May, and the Beaverkill on Friday …
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Judy Van Put
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6/6/23
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In an effort to protect wildlife habitat, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is spraying nearly 110,000 acres of state game lands this spring. Spraying will start in late May and June.
The Game …
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Jack Danchak
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6/2/23
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JEFFERSONVILLE – On Saturday, May 20, the Town of Jeffersonville hosted its 5K Sap Run and Walk. 123 runners and 66 walkers participated in the event which went off at 9 am on Main Street in …
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Alex Kielar
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5/30/23
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VERNON – The Catskill Claws completed their third event of the season on Sunday after heading up to the Tilden Hill Farm in Vernon, NY. Both the middle school team and the high school teams …
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Anthony Morgano
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5/30/23
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SULLIVAN COUNTY – Hunters in New York harvested an estimated 231,961 deer during the 2022 hunting seasons, a 10-percent increase from 2021, New York State Department of Environmental …
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5/30/23
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University of Massachusetts conducted a study about Lyme disease. The study demonstrates that the blood of the whitetail deer kills the corkscrew-shaped bacterium that causes Lyme disease. The …
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Jack Danchak
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5/26/23
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Our rivers and streams are low for this time of year, as often happens in May when we haven’t had much rain; and the trees leafing out are a major draw on the water table. On Sunday afternoon, …
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Judy Van Put
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5/23/23
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Elizabeth Handy, a student senior at Mohawk Valley Christian Academy in Little Falls, NY was crowned the national champion of the Air Rifle Competition Tournament. Handy said, “Coming in …
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Jack Danchak
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5/19/23
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LIBERTY –The Catskill Claws had their second event on May 7 at Walnut Mountain in Liberty. The “home” course for the Catskill Claws always draws a great crowd and brings people to …
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Anthony Morgano
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5/16/23
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The Pennsylvania Game Commissioners, at their quarterly meeting in April, voted to increase the number of antlerless deer licenses available to hunters this year by 147,000.
The commissioners …
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Jack Danchak
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5/12/23
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This past weekend, May 6th & 7th three Veterans were treated to a fantastic guided turkey hunt, great food and comradery! Hosted by Kenny and Donna Peters, Dan Peters, Tamarock Deer Farm Club and …
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5/12/23
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The NY Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is having a problem getting adequate staff to operate all their summer camps.
DEC operates four residential summer camps for children, Camp …
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Jack Danchak
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5/5/23
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THORNWOOD – The Catskill Claws are back for the 2023 season and completed their first race on April 23. Both the high school and middle school teams competed on the same course, which was …
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Anthony Morgano
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5/2/23
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SULLIVAN COUNTY – The Sullivan County Long Beards, NYS Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Foundation (NWTF), once again sponsored their annual Youth Turkey Hunt (contest) on the weekend of …
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5/2/23
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