Syracuse.com - Figura's Outdoors pages in The Post-Standard a work in progress (Nov. 11, 13)

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Tentatively, I'm writing about raccoon hunting and sighting in your gun for the upcoming firearms season...and a unique, pending world record held by a Baldwinsville man for chinook salmon. What else should I be writing about?

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Here's what's tenatively planned for this week’s Outdoors pages in The Post-Standard. I must admit things are in flux and I’m going to need some help from readers on a couple of things for this week and beyond.

FRIDAY:

- Main piece: I go out with a raccoon hunter in Onondaga County, who does his thing after dark with dogs and headlamps and flashlights. Should be interesting.

- Column: Touch on a unique pending world record for chinook salmon held by a Baldwinsville man, and possibly a followup to last Sunday's story on trespassing.

SUNDAY

- Main piece: Photo spread on sight-in day at Camillus Sportsmen’s Club, plus a guest column from a reader who every fall goes camping/deer hunting by himself up in the Adirondacks, and talks about why he does it.

-Column: Pending.Possibly a follow to a recent column on the Habitat/Access stamp … Any other sugggestions out there?

WANTED:

I’m looking for a couple of other things, and I need reader input to make these stories happen:

- Interesting outdoors personalities or characters that should be profiled. Have any suggestions?

- Outdoors-related (hunting, fishing, hiking, kayaking, etc.) tattoos. I have entries from several guys. C’mon ladies, I know you’re out there.

- Hunting camp stories or memories (submitted pictures would help). Limit your stories to 300 words.

- Heroes of Conservation.

COMING:

- Buck tales from the current bow hunting season. (I'm writing it for Dec. 18. Get your bow/deer photos in ASAP.)

- A story that de-mystifies the process by which the DEC determines each year how many antler-less deer (doe tags) are issue for a particular area.

- Water fowl hunting on the shore of Lake Ontario

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

The effectiveness of this report is two-fold. First it lets readers know what's coming up story-wise. It also allows readers a chance to affect coverage and provide sources for upcoming stories. Last Sunday's story about trespassing, which prompted a lively debate on this blog, was suggested by a reader. Bottom line: Keep in touch and give input. You could make a difference as to what appears week to week on the outdoors page!

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