Syracuse.com - Figura writing about the Deer Search lady, and highlights from the Youth Firearms Hunt weekend

HuntingNY-News · October 10, 2012

I'm looking for someone to talk about the history and current situation concerning the floating duck blinds at the northern end of Cayuga Lake that are put out every year.I

Submitted photoPaulene Eggers, her dog Braylee, and the deer that they successfully tracked.-

As I noted last week, we're in the thick of the fall hunting season.

Here's what's on tap for this week's Outdoors pages of The Post-Standard

FRIDAY

Main piece: We give an update of Paulene Eggers, who long with her trusty dog, Braylee, are 2 for 2 in retrieving lost deer that were arrowed by local bow hunters. Eggers is the only active Deer Search volunteer going out on calls in Central New York this season.

Column: A recent study shows the snowmobile scene has an annual economic impact of $860 million for New York... but last year's relatively snowless winter saw that drop by about a third. Also, the Camillus Elks Club is again collecting deer hides and donating the proceeds to the local Veteran's hospital.

SUNDAY:

Main piece: Highlights from this past Youth Firearms Hunt for deer held during the Columbus Day weekend. We have pictures from boys and girls alike who cashed in.

Column: Bits and pieces. Still weighing 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

-- Someone who still has a license to fish commercially for perch in Lake Ontario with gill nets.

-- Someone who's willing to talk about the history and current situation concerning the floating duck blinds at the end of Cayuga Lake that are put out every year.

- Someone who hunts rabbits and squirrels with the aid of falcons or hawks.

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

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