Syracuse.com - Figura writing about NYS Big Buck Club winners and a new strain of pheasant (Sept. 21, 23)

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I'm looking for a fall turkey hunter who uses dogs. Call me at 470-6066 or email me at [email protected]

Here's what's on tap this week on The Post-Standard's outdoors pages:

Friday:

Main piece: A look at last weekend's NYS Big Buck Club awards program and banquet. Several locals were honored.

Column: There's lots in store for outdoors enthusiasts this weekend with the Sportsmen's Field Days at the Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery and the open house at the DEC's Salmon River hatchery.

Sunday: The DEC this year has created a new strain of pheasant -- a hybrid. It's a cross between a Mongolian and the well-known Chinese/Korean strain. They're a little bit bigger than bird that have been released in the past.

Column: Still mulling my options.

In coming weeks, I'd like to write about the following outdoors activities. If you know someone who does these activities, contact me ASAP:

-- Fall turkey hunting with the assistance of dogs

-- Some who goes to the extreme to eliminate all scents from their body and clothes when they go bow hunting for deer.

-- Someone who successfully hunts with a traditional long bow for deer

ANYTHING ELSE READERS OF THIS REPORT WOULD LIKE TO SEE ME WRITE ABOUT?

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