Syracuse.com - Figura writing about 'Heroes of Conservation,' big bucks and target shooting on state lands

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I'm working on my outdoors bucket list for 2014? What's on your list? Send your goals to me at [email protected].

Are there wolves on the loose south of Ithaca? Not true, says the DEC.AP 

Well, the nominations are in and five Central New York individuals have been selected for this year's annual "Heroes of Conservation' story, which will run in Sunday's newspaper.

Other things I've been working on this week:

- An 'Ask the Outdoors Guy' column that answers questions from readers on the topics of target shooting on public lands and about a rumor that wolves are being released by the DEC and Cornell on state land south of Ithaca (Not true).

- An update on the duck hunting scene on Onondaga Lake, particularly access to at the unofficial Solvay boat launch.

- A photo slide show of more than two dozen big bucks shot during this year's regular firearms and muzzleloader seasons.

- A follow to the story about the Peterboro woman who was ticketed by the DEC for keeping a fawn as pet.

- A story that encourages folks to start a New Year's tradition this year by getting outside and hiking, cross country skiing or snowshoeing on the first day of the year.

- My outdoor bucket list for 2014. What's on your list? Send your goals to me at [email protected].

- Extreme Outdoors winter adventures. Folks do all sort of daring and dangerous things each winter around Central New York and the Adirodacks.

- Small, community ski slopes and the expensive need to have snow-making equipment to stay open. A new trend.

- The special Tompkins County deer hunting season that spans the month of January. What worked, what didn't work about it last year and why.

- A Q&A with Stephen Wowelko, departing president of the Onondaga Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs.

- My outdoors bucket list for 2014.

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