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Afternoon read: the day in animals

There’s a lot of serious stuff going on right now. As we speak, it seems more and more likely that the sequester will be pulling millions in planned expenditures out of the US budget, and in turn out of states’ budgets. Joanna Richards...

Morning Read: Is it time to hunt and trap more bobcats in NY?

New York state is taking comments on a plan that would allow hunters to take more bobcats in more parts of the state. This from the Plattsburgh Press-Republican. The plan is really calling for an expansion of many areas where we would like to...

Morning Read: Poachers, illegal hunters hit the woods in NY

Last weekend, I chased a poacher off my farm in Westport. “How was I supposed to know this is private land?” he said, with the kind of goofy defensiveness that you hear from people when they know they’ve crossed a line. I turns...

Morning Read 2: Free Pete the Moose!

Now here’s an environmental cause that Vermonters can rally around. Lawmakers are set to reverse a controversial law that made prisoners of wildlife on one Northeast Kingdom farm. This from the Burlington Free Press: Key lawmakers and...

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Meet the Masters: The Hollis Family

by Meet the Masters

Pine Bush, NY, May 22, 2000 — The Hollis family lives along the shore of the St. Lawrence River in Red Mills, New York. Along with a generations-old passion for fishing and hunting, the family is known for their popular handbuilt wooden "Hollis punts" and for superbly carved duck decoys. Go to full article

Meet the Masters: Carl Hathaway, Adirondack Guideboat Builder, Saranac Lake

by Meet the Masters

Saranac Lake, NY, Apr 24, 2000 — Carl Hathaway of Saranac Lake is a master builder of Adirondack guideboats, which were originally designed, in Carl's words, as "pickup trucks, working boats." Today they are prized as examples of fine woodwork and are featured in many premium museum collections. Go to full article

Meet the Masters: Bill Massey, Decoy Carver, Waddington

by Meet the Masters

Waddington, NY, Jan 31, 2000 — Bill Massey was one of the last of the traditional St. Lawrence River guides and decoy makers. For more than 70 years, Massey carved countless decoys, both for hunting and for prized decorations. He used no photographs as models; instead he relied on his vast knowledge of St. Lawrence River birds, gained through first-hand contact. Go to full article

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