Thinking about skunks on a big day in sports

By Bob Henke

Writing this column gives me a great sense of freedom. The genesis of this euphoria is the fact I expect no one to read the column this week. Ergo, I can write whatever I wish and no one will complain.

Oct 31, 2009 | 11:45 pm | (0) Comments

A rainy start to rifle season

By Don Lehman dlehman@poststar.com

This article was corrected to reflect that only a portion of the Batten Kill is open to year-round angling.

Oct 27, 2009 | 12:10 am | (0) Comments

Sightings

By Bob Henke

I have a broad-winged hawk that follows the tractor around catching displaced voles.

Oct 25, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments

You've got questions, I've got some answers

By Bob Henke

Some things are unexpected. Some are just plain strange. I figure that, in order to be successful in life, you have to be prepared for either and take it in stride.

Oct 24, 2009 | 11:55 pm | (0) Comments

Sightings

By Bob Henke

The new crop of baby chickadees are easier to befriend around the feeder.

Oct 17, 2009 | 11:55 pm | (0) Comments

Waxing the differences in travel plans of birds

By Bob Henke

Fall is a great time for two things - waxing the truck or flying a kite.

Oct 17, 2009 | 11:25 pm | (0) Comments

Southern Zone bowhunting begins Saturday

By DON LEHMAN dlehman@poststar.com

The calendar says mid-October, but the weather will feel more like mid-November when Southern Zone bowhunters take to the woods today.

Oct 17, 2009 | 12:20 am | (0) Comments

Local Sports News

Bass tourney set for this weekend

Oct 14, 2009 | 1:00 am | (0) Comments

Animal populations are all in the numbers

Bob Henke

At 5:30 the other morning, a mantle of fog hung over our woods at treetop level.

Oct 11, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments

Sightings

Russ Guard found this small colony of honey bees who built open comb. Probably the queen in the swarm was unable to fly further so the combs were built on the spot she last landed. Cold weather would have killed them but Russ got everybody moved into a hive and well situated for the winter.

Oct 11, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments

A big fish (plural) story

Don Lehman
dlehman@poststar.com

Paul Gibaldi has a lot of stories from his decades as a wilderness guide in the Adirondacks.

Oct 05, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments

Slugs aren't as disgusting as they may seem

Bob Henke

I was thinking today about disgusting things. Actually, not about the things themselves, but the reasons we find them disgusting. I was searching for some sort of universal concept or feeling that might put them in this category and if there might be some evolutionary reason for feeling t…

Oct 04, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments

Trying to restore wild brook trout

Don Lehman
dlehman@poststar.com

Dr. John Braico waded into the Mettawee River, thermometer dangling from a cord around his neck and a tape measure in his hand.

Sep 28, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments

Sightings

Big week for juvenile broadwing hawks. John Raymond sends a picture of one he rescued from a flock of crows in Colonie and Karen Cosey in Argyle has one that follows her around, picking off mice exposed as she does farm work.

Sep 27, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments

Time spent doing things other than winter prep

Bob Henke

I seriously doubt my ability to produce coherent copy this evening, awash as I am in a sea of contradictory tasks and inclinations.

Sep 27, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments

Big date coming for hunters

The date Sept. 19 might not mean much to a lot of you, but to big-game hunters in upstate New York, it's something of a holiday.

Sep 21, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments

Bridging the gap between wild dogs and maltipoos

Bob Henke

I am really sad to have to report a lost dog.

Sep 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments

Sightings

The Washington County grasslands are a place to see all sorts of wildlife, however, the grasslands itself can hide many small species from view. This snipe just happened to pop out long enough to let me get a picture, then she stepped back into the grass along side the road.

Sep 20, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments

Age is much less than a number in nature

Bob Henke

I am increasingly alarmed by the nature of the employment opportunities available to folks of my advanced age.

Sep 13, 2009 | 12:00 am | (0) Comments