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I'm looking to connect with someone going out with a youngster this weekend for the youth turkey hunt. Please call me at 470-6066, no later than 4 p.m. today (Wednesday).

A female and male bluebird at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge. Dave Lassman |[email protected]  

Interesting week. I've been working, along my Syracuse University intern Sarah Taddeo, on a number of stories and column ideas. The list includes:

- The upcoming gun show this weekend.

- Frisky birds...specifically that spring is the time that birds are in high gear when it comes to mating.

- Climate change (variability, is a better word), and how it's affecting ice fishing, skiing/snowboarding...along with wildlife (birds, insects and plant life). This is part of an Earth Day package we're working on for Sunday's newspaper.

- A story about a Cornell prof and fishing guide who savor the taste of ....sea lampreys.

- The upcoming Oneida Lake Association meeting (April 28) and whether a certain congressman should make an appearance.

Stuff I'm working on:

- The upcoming youth turkey weekend. (Please send your photos to [email protected])

Editor's note: I'm looking to connect with someone going out with a youngster this weekend for the youth turkey hunt. Please call me at 470-6066, no later than 4 p.m. today (Wednesday).

Also:

- Bullhead fishing

- A walleye fishing season precede.

- An update on crossbow legislation.

Other "stuff" I'm working on:

- The early spring brown trout bite on Lake Ontario.

- An update on the Governor's "gag order" on the DEC.

- Commercial gill net fishing for perch on Lake Ontario There's still a few individuals who are licenced by the state to do this and I hope to get out with one of them soon.

- DEC study on wild turkeys

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

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

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