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The Shooting of Adirondack Guide Alex White

April 19, 2020 by Roy Crego 5 Comments

Alex WhiteSunday, October 22, 1916, seemed like a good day for a deer hunt at the Adirondack League Club, near Old Forge.  Walter D. Gelshenen of Manhassett, Long Island, and his brother-in-law William S. Lawson of New York City hired two local guides, Alexander White and Howard Stell.

They started out early for Fernow Mountain, east of Little Moose Lake and just south of Mountain Pond. [Read more…] about The Shooting of Adirondack Guide Alex White

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Guides, Adirondack League Club, Adirondack Park, Crime and Justice, hunting, Old Forge

The Crego Family: Three Generations of Adirondack Guides

April 15, 2020 by Roy Crego 4 Comments

crego-farm-courtesy-Joyce-Entremont  In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, three generations of the Crego family worked as wilderness guides in the Western Adirondacks. Along the way, they raised families, worked for prominent employers, adapted to new forms of transportation, and helped lay the groundwork for the conservation movement in New York State. [Read more…] about The Crego Family: Three Generations of Adirondack Guides

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondack Guides, Adirondack Park, Big Moose, Big Moose Lake, Boonville, Brown's Tract, Fish and Game Commission, fishing, Fourth Lake, Fulton Chain, hunting, Lewis County, Moose River, Old Forge, Oneida Fish Hatchery

2019-20 Deer Hunting Statistics Released

April 9, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adult Buck Take Density Map 2019The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced hunters in New York killed an estimated 224,190 deer during the 2019-20 hunting seasons. [Read more…] about 2019-20 Deer Hunting Statistics Released

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, hunting, nature, whitetail deer, Wildlife

DEC Postpones April 3 Exams

March 29, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoOut of an abundance of caution and to limit the community spread of COVID-19, DEC has postponed the examinations scheduled for April 3, 2020, to practice the sport of falconry, become a wildlife rehabilitator, or use leashed tracking dogs to find wounded or injured big game animals. The exams were originally scheduled to be administered at DEC regional offices statewide. [Read more…] about DEC Postpones April 3 Exams

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Events, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, falconry, hunting, Public Health

Adk Foothills Fishing, Hunting And Trapping Talk in Rome

June 10, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Southern Adirondack Foothills Fishing Hunting And TrappingMegan Plete Postol is set to lead a discussion and book signing of her book, Southern Adirondacks Foothills Fishing, Hunting and Trapping (Images of America, 2019), on Saturday, June 29th, at 11 am at the Rome Historical Society.

The book features photographs of many Adirondack sportsmen and will be available for purchase. [Read more…] about Adk Foothills Fishing, Hunting And Trapping Talk in Rome

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Books, Events, History, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Adirondacks, Books, fishing, hunting, Rome Historical Society

Greene Smith Named To Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame

March 21, 2018 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Greene Smith's BirdhouseThe New York State Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame proudly announces that it has inducted 11 new members.

In the Pioneer Category, Greene Smith, son of Gerritt Smith, the abolitionist and philanthropist from Madison County, was selected for being an advocate of protecting natural resources.

Greene Smith had an great interest in birds and became a taxidermist, donating over 300 specimens to Cornell University to help start the ornithology program there.  Greene’s
Ornithon (or aviary)  once stood at the Gerrit Smith Estate, now a National Historic Landmark in Peterboro, Madison County, NY. [Read more…] about Greene Smith Named To Outdoorsmen Hall of Fame

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: fishing, hunting

Herbert Short: Lost in the Boreas River Country in 1930

February 4, 2018 by Lawrence P. Gooley Leave a Comment

In early November 1930, a hunting party in the Boreas River area split up to do what Adirondack hunters so often do: execute a deer drive. Among those taking part were Lew Buck, Leo Adams, Edward White, Murray Short, and Murray’s brother Herbert. Herb was a corrections officer who had recently been promoted and transferred to Auburn Prison from Clinton Prison in Dannemora. It was Dannemora that provided the link between him and the other men: Buck was the village’s former postmaster, White was a retired Clinton keeper, and his close friend Adams still worked there as a guard.

Concern mounted at day’s end when the men reassembled and Herbert was a no-show. But he was a very experienced woodsman, and the entire party was aware that a storm was moving into the area, so in that sense he was prepared for anything. His companions surmised he may have been turned around while trying to get back to camp before the snow fell. At that point, the explanations they considered carried reassurances that everything was OK, or soon would be. [Read more…] about Herbert Short: Lost in the Boreas River Country in 1930

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Adirondacks, Boreas River, hunting, Search and Rescue

Amsterdam Area Folks Hunting and Fishing in Canada

September 29, 2017 by Bob Cudmore Leave a Comment

The Historians LogoThis week on The Historians Podcast, Bob Cudmore and Dave Greene discuss an exclusive hunting and fishing club that existed for most of the twentieth century in western Quebec province in Canada. Many of the club members were from New York State and Amsterdam, NY, native Tom Pikul contributed anecdotes for the story.

Listen to the podcast here.   [Read more…] about Amsterdam Area Folks Hunting and Fishing in Canada

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Amsterdam, fishing, hunting, Podcasts

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