Today
n Leftover Deer Management Unit permits for areas 9A, 9F, 8A,8F, 8G, 8H, 8J, 8N, 3M, 3R, 3S and 1C are now available at license issuing agents only starting today.
Monday
n LaSalle Sportsmen’s Club, 2445 Tuscarora Road, Niagara Falls, will hold their monthly general membership meeting at 7 p.m.
n North Forest Rod & Gun Club, Nedens Lane, Lockport, will hold their monthly general membership meeting at 7 p.m.
n Waterfowl Lottery drawings for Beaver Island State Park, West River Parkway, Strawberry and Motor islands are held at 6:30 p.m. every Monday, Wednesday and Friday for Beaver Island blinds at the Grand Island Community Center located within the Nike Base Park at 3278 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island, NY. For more information, call 773-3271.
Tuesday
n Election Day, get out and vote!
n Niagara Musky Association will hold their monthly meeting at the Knights of Columbus, 55 Main St., Tonawanda, starting at 7 p.m.
Wednesday
n Final day, woodcock season.
Thursday
n Waterfowl lotteries continue for local state parks Fort Niagara, Joe Davis, Wilson-Tuscarora and Golden Hill at the Fort Niagara State Park maintenance building starting at 6 p.m. Drawings will also be held Nov. 12,19, and 24; Dec. 3, 22, and 29; and Jan. 5. For more information, call the Fort Niagara State Park at 745-7273.
Friday
n Final day, Lake Ontario plains fall turkey season
Saturday
n Gorge at low water hike out of Whirlpool State Park, in case you missed last week’s hike. The hike will take place from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. For information and to register, call 282-5154.
Nov. 8
n Niagara County Sportsmen’s Association general membership meeting at their club house located on Lower Mountain Road (adjacent to Bond Lake), Lewiston, starting at 2 p.m.
Outdoors
OUTDOOR CALENDAR: Published Nov. 1
- Outdoors
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- It's tourney time on local waterways
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Outdoors Calendar published March 28
A listing of outdoors-related events for this week.
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Lake Ontario is top destination for Empire anglers
There were 78,000 boat trips on Lake Ontario in 2009, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.
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Spring rains bringing more fish into waterways
Trout are busting out all over as the rains brought plenty of fishing into the tributaries for their annual spring migration.
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Outdoors Calendar published March 21
Outdoors-related events for this week.
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HILTS: Dealing with public perceptions not easy to handle
Ever since those stocking cuts, it’s been a constant battle to deal with that one issue — the perception that people had that all stocking was eliminated in the lake.
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Clearing of creeks should make for better fishing
Many of the smaller streams are already fishable and the larger creeks will probably be on fire by this weekend.
- FISH FORECAST: Mild weather, rain bring in fresh fish
- OUTDOOR CALENDAR: Published March 7
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HILTS: State releases deer, bear figures
While I don’t have any first-hand experience from last year’s big game season due to some health issues, I heard enough comments from the peanut gallery to think that hunting action for whitetail deer was off, down and marginal at best.
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