Syracuse.com - Figura writing about J. Michael Kelly's latest book on fishing and moose in the Adirondacks

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I'm on the hunt for trail camera photos from hunters. Have a good picture you'd like to share of a deer or bear taken in August or this month? Send your photos to [email protected]

The fall outdoors season is upon us. Fishing, hunting, birding, hiking -- it's a great time of year to get out.

Here's what I've been working on this week:

- A review of outdoor writer J. Michael Kelly's recently released book, "Fishing the Finger Lakes." We also filmed a video this week of Mike explaining the "worm/marshmallow" fishing technique that's popular among Skaneateles Lake shore fishermen.

- A look at the moose population in the Adirondacks, and how the DEC recently stuck an agreement with SUNY ESF and Cornell University to help count these majestic animals as part of the first steps of the DEC getting together a wildlife management plan for them. Translation: It appears that hunting them is still aways off at this point.

- A story about how beavers originally created and recently helped save the great blue heron rookery up at the Sterling Nature Center.

- A story about ocal landscaper Jim Sollicito's trip to the wilds of Canada where he landed a world record-sized Arctic char on a fly rod.

- Deer.motor vehicle/motorcycle accidents: There's been a couple of deer/motorcycle fatalities lately and we'll soon be getting into the rut when deer are wandering all over the place -- including many of our roadways. A lot at the impact of these types of accidents and what, if anything drivers can do to avoid them.

- Lake Ontario/St. Lawrence River water level regulation. A new plan is being proposed. Very controversial and complicated. I'm trying to make sense of it all for readers.

- Trail cam photos? Have a good picture you'd like to share of a deer or bear taken in August or this month? Send your photos to [email protected].

- The September Canada goose hunting season. (I'm looking for someone who's into this to take me out. Reach me at 470-6066 or at [email protected])

Also:

( I attended the joint Outdoor Writers Association of America/New York State Outdoors Writers Association fall conference this past weekend up at Lake Placid. It was a great opportunity to connect with other outdoors writers and it generated a lot great story ideas. Stay tuned.)

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