Syracuse.com - Figura writing about F-bombs, a biathlon and outdoor-related apps (March 7-19)

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I'm also attending the "State of Lake Ontario" meeting tonight up in Pulaski.

Been an interesting week. I attended the big protest rally last week in Albany and happened to be in Assemblyman Al Stirpi's office at the tail end of a heated discussion with Stirpi and several constituents.

I didn't personally hear any F-bombs uttered, but I was able to find six others who said the Assemblyman lost it and uttered at least two in their presence. On Tuesday, Stirpi admitted dropping one -- and only one. I filed a story today on syracuse.com and at last glance there were about 330 comments.

Hmm..I think we're going to hear more about this.. stay tuned. Oh, and one more thing. I've heard that someone got the assemblyman on tape using more than one expletive. It may just be a rumor. Anyway, if you know a person who has such a tape, please get in touch with me ASAP.

Other things I'm writing about:

- My first try at a biathlon. Believe me, it's harder than you think.

- Apps that outdoors enthusiasts can use. We pay particular attention to a couple of local guys whose hunting and fishing apps have gotten national attention.

- I'm also attending the "State of Lake Ontario" meeting tonight up in Pulaski that's being given by the DEC and U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff. I'll report on the highlights.

Other stuff I'm working on:

- DEC study on wild turkeys

- Five thing you probably didn't know about screech owls.

- The over-abundance of gizzard shad in Oneida Lake and what that means for this spring's walleye fishing.

- A proposal to turn Onondaga County into a rifle county for deer hunting.

- The state's only two-year college degree in taxidermy is being offered at TCCC.

NEED SOME HELP:

- Snow geese hunting. Anybody having any luck at this? I'd like to do a story.

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