Syracuse.com - Figura continues to look for wild boar, crossbow, bear hunters; interesting hunting tales (Dec. 16, 18)

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Shot a wild boar or a bear, or successfully harvested a deer with a crossbow this hunting season? Call 470-6066 or email [email protected]. Stories on this week's outdoors pages include a summary of tickets issued by DEC officers during salmon fishing season; Saturday's raw fur auction in Pompey.

With the closure of the regular firearms season for deer, I'm still waiting to hear from any successful CNY:

1). Wild boar hunter

2). Crossbow-carrying hunter

3). Bear hunter

Also, the deadline for entries to my hunting story contest is this Thursday. The winner gets a "The Hunt, Trophy Showdown," which is the new, hunting Wii game from Bass Pro.

If you harvested any of the above animals, or have a good story to tell, give me a call at 470-6066 or email me at [email protected]

Here's the tentative offerings for this week:

John Berry/The Post-StandardAnglers trying their luck at the Trestle Pool on the Salmon River this fall.

FRIDAY: Main piece: Local DEC releases report summarizing numbers and types of tickets issued this fall on the Salmon River, Oswego River and other Oswego County tributaries. Most tickets were issued for...(drum roll please)..."taking fish by snatching or blind snatching."

Column: SUNY ESF folks get unique photos of snow leopards on Russian Mongolian border (not making this up)..Maybe an update on the elk in Weedsport that recently got loose.

SUNDAY: Main piece: We attend the annual raw fur auction Saturday morning at the Pompey Rod and Gun Club. Anyone in the market for muskrat, beaver or raccoon pelts? This is the place to be...

Column: I address the issue of hunting-related accidents this fall in CNY..

Coming:

- Perch fishing in Seneca Lake (it's been on fire lately)

- Hunting stories submitted by readers

- Should moose hunting (in some way or form) be allowed in this state? (the state's Conservation Council is pushing to make it happen).

- A story about state land in Chenango County that's overrun with deer and what's being done to address the problem

- late season Canada goose hunting

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

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