Last Updated: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 7:06:13 AM
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
Mid-term exams and poor weather made for a fairly quiet week in area high school basketball last week.
The Indian Lake / Long Lake girls traveled to Old Forge Tuesday for a non-league game.
Later in the week the Wells boys and girls teams faced Johnsburg.
The IL/LL girls and boys were scheduled to play Crown Point Thursday and Friday respectively.
Both games had to be postponed due to poor travel conditions.
IL/LL 33,
OLD FORGE 27
The IL/LL girls, cur ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, February 01, 2012 7:05:36 AM
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced the release of a proposed five-year bobcat management plan for public review and comment. The plan, once finalized, will guide the management of bobcats in NYS for the next five years.
Basically, the plan has three major goals: maintain viable population levels and monitor trends in bobcat distribution and relative abundance; provide for sustainable use and enjoyment of bobcat by the public; and minimize negative bobc ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 7:09:18 AM
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will begin accepting applications for its 2012 Summer Camp program today. This program offers one-week adventures in conservation education for youngsters ages 11-17 at one of four residential camps operated statewide by the agency.
Camp Colby in Franklin County, Camp DeBruce in Sullivan County, Camp Rushford in Allegany County and Pack Forest in Warren County offer opportunities for youngsters ages 11-13. Pack Forest and Camp Rushford ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 8:56:33 AM
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
Six high school basketball games were scheduled for the four county teams last week. However, only two were played, as the four games scheduled for Thursday and Friday were postponed due to unsafe travel conditions.
IL/LL 48, WELLS 14
The first game of the week was between the two varsity girls’ teams. The Wells Lady Indians traveled to Indian Lake Tuesday, Jan. 10, to face the Indian Lake/Long Lake Orange. The height of IL/LL along with aggressive t ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 7:36:55 AM
This is very interesting. The state Department of Environmental Conservation is asking the public to report any instances of deer appearing sick or acting abnormally. That includes deer that appear to have died from unknown causes, but not those killed by motor vehicles.
Anyone who sees a whitetail deer acting abnormally or who finds a dead deer that was not struck by a vehicle is asked to report it to the nearest DEC regional office or to an environmental conservation officer or forest ranger.
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Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 7:10:26 AM
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
With schools back in session, all area high school basketball teams returned to action last week.
Johnsburg 40, IL/LL 33
Tuesday, Jan. 3, the Indian Lake / Long Lake boys traveled to North Creek to face Johnsburg. The host Jaguars took a 15-12 advantage in the first quarter and continued to widen the lead throughout the game.
IL/LL didn’t have an answer for Taylor Ordway, who scored 30 points in his team’s win. Henry Sandiford led The Orange w ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 7:06:20 AM
With the ice fishing season upon us, this is a good time to remind you that recent changes in fishing regulations also apply to ice fishing. For example, in waters where ice fishing is permitted, all anglers are now allowed to use up to three lines (jig poles, etc.) and five tip-ups. Previously, only two lines and five tip-ups had been allowed.
This change is a result of anglers now being allowed to also use three lines during the spring, fall and summer months, rather than just two. Of course, ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 7:14:08 AM
The Department of Environmental Conservation has issued preliminary harvest estimates for the 2011 big game hunting seasons. For deer, the agency says the harvest reports started out slowly compared to the 2010 season, particularly in the Southern Zone, where there was 20 percent less harvest in the opening week of the season. However, that picked up considerably during Thanksgiving week, bringing the total take closer to the previous year.
The preliminary harvest estimates for bear are a bit of ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 04, 2012 6:47:18 AM
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
The Indian Lake / Long Lake boys were the only team that saw action over the scholastic holiday break. The Orange traveled to Old Forge Friday for a non-league game.
OLD FORGE 33, IL/LL 30
In the first quarter, IL/LL enjoyed a one-point lead before the host Eskimos outscored them in the second quarter to take a 17-15 lead. Late in the game The Orange recaptured the lead by one point. However, Old Forge forced a couple of turnovers and gained scoring opport ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 8:50:29 AM
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
Monday, Dec. 19, the Wells girls hosted Crown Point and Indian Lake / Long Lake girls traveled to Keene to start the week of local high school basketball games, while the Wells boys’ team traveled north to face Crown Point Tuesday, Dec. 20.
The Wells girls’ basketball team was scheduled to play in Keene Dec. 21, but the game was postponed due to poor road conditions.
CROWN POINT 43, WELLS 30
The Lady Indians were within one point of the traveli ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 28, 2011 8:36:31 AM
As I’ve mentioned before in early-year columns, right up until Dec. 31 I’m in a reflective mood, spending a lot of time reviewing my hunting and fishing experiences of the previous year, looking over scores of digital photos I’ve taken and in general just basking in whatever positive experiences I might have had. However, on Jan. 1 I go into a completely different mode, thinking less about where I’ve been and what I’ve done and more about what I’d like to do d ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:46:24 AM
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
All county high school basketball teams saw action last week. Wells and Indian Lake / Long Lake girls’ teams both played two games, while the boys’ teams from each school played one.
CROWN PT. 48,
IL/LL 41
The IL/LL boys started the week’s action, hosting Crown Point Tuesday.
The Orange trailed by only three points at the half, 24-21. In what would become the decisive quarter, Crown Point outscored its hosts 14-6 in the third period. Ju ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 8:33:55 AM
Here’s a reminder: the Central Adirondack Ice Fishing Contest will be Saturday, Jan. 21, at Adirondack Lake. Check-in begins at 5:30 a.m. at Byron Park. The entry fee is $30 for advance registrations or $35 at the event. Registration forms are available at the Indian Lake Chamber of Commerce and Indian Lake Town Hall.
The contest hours will be 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Over $2,000 in cash prizes and $1,000 in equipment prizes will be available, with cash prizes awarded hourly. For additional inform ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 7:24:50 AM
The Southern Zone regular big game season ended at sundown Sunday, Dec. 11. All that’s left is the late bow-hunting and muzzleloader seasons in that zone, which opened Monday, Dec. 12, and end at sundown Tuesday, Dec. 20. The muzzleloader season in portions of the peripheral Adiron-dacks also closed Sunday, Dec. 11.
My congratulations to all of you who were able to take a buck in either the Northern or Southern zone this season. For my part, I cut my hunting season a bit short this year in ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 7:24:02 AM
By PATRICIA CURRY
Sports Correspondent
The Wells Lady Indians opened their basketball season Friday, Dec. 9, traveling to Chazy for a league game. Indian Lake / Long Lake continued the season with the girls and boys teams each competing in two games.
IL/LL 25, M/N 8
Tuesday, Dec. 6, the IL/LL Lady Orange put forth an outstanding defensive game by limiting Minerva / Newcomb to three field goals. Neither team got off to a strong offensive start, with IL/LL holding a 6-0 advantage after the first ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 7:12:53 AM
TOP RIGHT - The Wells Indians Boys’ Varsity Basketball Team includes (back, from left) Blaine Elmendorf, Seth Weaver, James Hoffman, Caleb Hayes, Johnny Page, Steven Tomlinson, Matt Michienzi, Steven Mayer and Coach Matt Deibler; and (front) Jake Earley, Ben Brenan, Jared Jennings and John Biederman. Kenny Chicoski is missing from the picture.
RIGHT - The Wells Indians Girls’ Varsity Basketball Team includes (back, from left) Samantha Zemken, Macala Vrooman, Larissa Earley, Desiree ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 6:51:46 AM
The northern zone regular big game season ended Dec. 4 and only the late muzzleloader season remains in certain peripheral areas of the Adirondacks, as well as the southern zone regular season, which ends Dec. 11, just a few days from now, but ice fishing will soon take over as the preferred outdoor activity of sportsmen.
That being the case, perhaps this is the best time to issue our annual cautionary note about the dangers of hypothermia. Simply put, hypothermia occurs when exposure to wind, c ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 30, 2011 6:48:24 AM
For those of you who await the end of the season as much as the beginning, as of today there are only four days remaining in the northern zone regular big game season and only 11 left in the southern zone regular season. The northern zone regular season closes at sunset Sunday, Dec. 4, but a late muzzleloader season opens in peripheral portions of the North Country Monday, Dec. 5, and closes Sunday, Dec. 11.
Conversely, the southern zone regular season closes Sunday, Dec. 11, then the late muzzl ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 23, 2011 7:32:37 AM
This may come as no surprise to many of you. According to statistics issued by the Department of Environ-mental Conserv-ation, 85 percent of the State of New York’s 560,000 licensed big game hunters hunt the southern zone of the state. That’s not to say all of them spend their deer hunting time exclusively in that zone, just that 85 percent of them spend at least some time in that zone. In addition, the southern zone accounts for roughly 60 percent of the annual deer harvest in NYS.
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Last Updated: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 7:35:12 AM
In the past few weeks I’ve had a number of hunters comment on the apparent abundance of bear and bear sign in the northern zone. I guess some hunters are seeing quite a few while others are seeing not so many.
According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, this year’s early season bear take was very low, due in large part to a good mast crop, which kept the bruins from ranging very far. Obviously, they have a preference for staying where the food supply is ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 09, 2011 6:51:49 AM
I’m a bit curious as to how many deer (and perhaps even bear) will be taken by crossbows this season here in New York state. Not very many at all I’d guess, though as the three-year sunshine clause on these weapons approaches in 2013 we may ultimately see a loosening of restrictions on crossbows, permitting them to be used more easily and more often.
There are several directions in which the state Department of Environmental Conservation could go regarding crossbows after the initial ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 7:22:56 AM
Several years ago I gave up trying to get a Maine Moose tag, despite annually paying the price for the application and purchasing extra points as well. In the process I also earned a number of preference points that were supposed to boost ones chances of being selected - which I wasn’t. The Maine DNR should be pleased because their “random draw” process is about as successful for me as our NYS deer management permit process for antlerless tags. When I quit applying for the moos ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 7:17:41 AM
According to the recently published results of a study conducted by the New York State Museum, it appears wolves have migrated into the Empire State as well as other areas in the Northeast. For the first time, scientists used a new isotope test to determine whether eight wolves found in the Northeast over the past few decades had been living in the wild or had escaped from captivity.
Wolves are not known to breed in New York state but are occasionally discovered here. Three of the eight wolves t ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 7:10:27 AM
By Ron Kolodziej
For the Express
Last weekend I attended the annual conference of the New York State Outdoor Writer’s Association. The event was headquartered in the Holiday Inn in Gloversville, in neighboring Fulton County, and it was close enough to my home for me to drive to the site for various meetings and events rather than stay there. I’ve belonged to NYSOWA since 1979 and that’s the first time the conference was that close.
Over 50 outdoor writers and other media repre ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 7:07:32 AM
I doubt its gotten past you but if it has, the 2012 Northern Zone muzzleloader big game season opens Saturday, just three days from today, and the Northern zone regular big game season opens Saturday, Oct. 22.
Most of Hamilton County falls within Wildlife Management Unit 5H so let’s review what happened here last season. Past results aren’t always a good indicator for the future, because of all the variables involved, but for comparative purposes here’s how Hamilton County hunt ...
