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In the Outdoors ... Spring 2012 COVER DESIGN: Kelly Schecter EDITOR: John Anderson IN THE OUTDOORS WRITERS: Andy Thompson, Neal Simon, Kathryn Ross, Andrew Poole, Christine Loman, Derrick Balinsky, Brian Quinn, Paul Jannace, Chris Potter and Oak Duke INTHEOUTDOORS.NET Les Bowen
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Getting ready to hike one of the 22 trails at Letchworth State Park.
History, nature and lots of ups and downs at Letchworth ANDY THOMPSON In the Outdoors
hat goes down must again come back up. That, in a nutshell, is much of what you must know in order to hike the 22-plus trails of Letchworth State Park. An attraction that draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year, the Grand Canyon of the East offers scores of scenic vistas as the Genesee River cuts through the 17-mile long park. At its greatest height, the rock walls soar more than 600 feet above the river below, making
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for a nature lover’s dream. Several trails hold to the edge of the gorge on the east and west sides, but many more cut into the hills on the west side, while the remainder offer ways to get to the flats on the east. History is not far away, either. Founded a little more than a century ago by philanthropist William Pryor Letchworth — whose home, Glen Iris, remains open to visitors — the park today features remnants of the many farms once there. Also prominent on the east side are preserved segments of the Genesee Valley Canal, which Continued on page 4
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LETCHWORTH Continued from page 3 once connected Rochester and Olean. Trail 7 especially offers a close view of the canal, and of the proximity of the passageway that so terri-
fied horses pulling packet boats that their drivers were forced to put blinders on them. The Pennsylvania Railroad took over much of the canal’s route, and ghosts of that branch remain as well. For the novice hiker,
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Letchworth offers an excellent way to get acclimated to the pursuit. The west side is the part known to most visitors, with amenities such as restrooms, snack bars and well-worn paths that make most hikes family friendly. Trail 2, for example, begins behind the Council House grounds (where rest the remains of Mary Jemison, White Woman of the Genesee) and wanders through mighty groves of pine trees where farmers once worked the land. Look carefully, and you can still see evidence of homes and barns where apple trees now grow. Trail 1, the Gorge Trail, is the park’s longest, at 7 miles,
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and begins at the famed Portage High Bridge where Norfolk Southern trains still run. The walk goes up and down hills, past Inspiration Point and then Wolf’s Creek to end at St. Helena, one of two ‘ghost’ villages in the park. That community, and one nearby named Gibsonville, were dissolved as the park expanded with the construction of Mt. Morris Dam. The Highbanks area, across from the dam on the west side, is an excellent starting point for a southward trek. The trail is nearly 5 miles in length, and takes walkers through forests with views Continued on page 5
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Tips for the trails: • A TRAIL MAP comes with the park admittance fee, but if you plan on hiking them all, invest $3 for the laminated map available at the gift and snack shops. It is a handy guide, if not always entirely accurate. • WEAR STURDY hiking shoes for the muddier trails on the east side, and good sneakers for the paths on the west. Dress appropriately for the day, keeping in mind that you might need to shed layers as you work up a sweat. Bug spray and sun block are good to have, as well. • BRING A BOTTLE of water, and please carry the empty back out with you. Nothing kills the day more than walking miles in seclusion to find evidence of the lazy hikers who have thrown their trash on the side. If you hike with a dog, don’t forget that he or she will also need something to drink at some point. • LET OTHERS KNOW where you are going. While most trails are well marked
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and near popular spots frequented by the car tourists, it doesn’t take much to make a wrong turn. Always observe your surroundings, and when in doubt on the way forward, be smart enough to backtrack a little until you are sure of the trail. All trails are marked with yellow blazes but some are better maintained than others. • POISON IVY is everywhere (Trail 7 at the end near Portageville especially) and if it affects you, remember to wear long pants and shirts with sleeves. Be careful with the dogs, as well, as they will bound through all manner of poison ivy and then gladly come back and rub the oil off on you. • LETCHWORTH is a beautiful place, and portions are truly wild. So heed the many signs of warning. If a trail is closed, don’t go on it (it’s likely there’s a rock slide that needs clearing) and if a sign says to beware of the edge, take it seriously. Falling 600 feet is not worth the risk of getting that beautiful shot for the photo album.
LETCHWORTH Continued from page 4 now and then of Gardeau Flats, a vast area once farmed by Jemison and her family. The east side of the park is where the hikes demand a little more effort. Trails, not always well marked, take you down steep hills through old growth forests. While none are very long, it is something to consider for those not in good physical shape. The
Smokey Hollow and Bear Hollow trails (15 and 16) are only two miles each, but can give a good workout once you hit bottom and need to trek back up. The Big Bend Trail (10) is really a walk on a country road, but has the surprise of taking you to observation points high above the river that most park visitors do not realize exist. When you reach them, wave to the tourists on the other side and enjoy the feeling of discovery.
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Make it about the children when taking young people fishing By NEAL SIMON In the Outdoors
or adults who want to pass on their love of fishing to the next generation, there is no better way than introducing the sport to children, boys and girls alike. Fishing is an activity that can be enjoyed by almost all age groups, and an afternoon along a quiet lake or pond is a great way for a family to spend quality time together. Young people under 16 years of age do not need a license to fish in the Empire State. The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation
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offers some friendly advice for parents and guardians who want to share their enjoyment of fishing with children. Focus on the child
Any adult who has taken children to one of their favorite fishing spots knows that a beginner at the sport needs plenty of assistance. Children will require help setting up their poles, baiting hooks, casting, removing fish, and getting lines untangled. Plan on doing more helping than fishing yourself. There is one big bonus to this plan: Youngsters, even beginners, Continued on page 8 PHOTO BY KATHRYN ROSS
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FISHING Continued from page 7 often will catch more fish than their mom and dad. What a great way to promote a positive feeling about the activity. Your child will always remember the day they outfished dad! Special tip from the DEC: To avoid frustration, use a rod and reel your child can use. When they need your assistance, you can hand them your rig, and they can keep fishing while your straighten out theirs. This also allows you to hook a fish and then give the rod to them to pull it in!
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A push button reel on a short rod works very well for a young child. Poles and reels that feature beloved cartoon characters and movie images are very popular with children and are relatively inexpensive. A line rigged up with a hook, split-shot or small sinker and a bobber is a great way for a child to catch fish. The bobber prevents the bait from settleing on the bottom of the water body, where most of the snags occur. Bobbers also make catching fish easier because when the bobber is tugged under, a child knows a fish is biting. Worms make a great bait choice. They stay on the hook well when the line is being
cast, and a wide variety of fish species find them delicious. Biodegradable artificial bait will also attract fish. Try out artificial worms, nuggets, maggots and twister tails. Special tip from the DEC:
When gathering supplies for your fishing trip, always pack extra clothes, sun screen, hats, bug repellent and toilet paper. Snacks and extra drinks are also a must. Encourage your child to take a snack and drink break, and sneak in some fishing yourself. Savor the experience
Share some of your childhood fishing memories with young anglers and be sure to get them involved. Point out a couple of fishing spots, and let them choose which one they think would be best. Encourage children to be respectful of others who are fishing, and instill an appreci-
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Keep fishing trips with children relatively short. One or two hours of fishing is usually plenty long enough. Nothing finishes off an afternoon of fishing better than a stop for ice cream cones on the way home! Odds and ends
The outdoors offers countless opportunities for fun. Bring a net for catching insects, pollywogs and frogs. Be sure to release anything that is caught. Bringing along a few small toys from home is not a bad idea either. When the gear is all packed up and it’s time to leave, if the kids are asking when they can go fishing again, you know the outing has been a huge success.
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Upper Genesee Trail and plans are for it to eventually extend along the river and the railroad tracks to Hughes Street in Belfast. “The purpose of the trail is to create a non-motorized hiking and bicycle trail for the general public to use,” said William Dibble, president of Allegany Trails Inc. The Wellsville part of the trail was opened for use last fall. “I see some great fly fishing areas that have been opened up to the public because of the trail and I’m anxious to try them out,” said Pettenati. Eventually Allegany Trails Inc. wants to place exercise areas along the trail to make it useable for physical fitness routines. “Right now, we’re working to extend the trail from the south line of the village up through the village to West State Street, then around the middle/high school complex to Stevens Street and the on
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ANNUAL PREDICTION
2012 Whitetail rut to peak in early November T he upcoming 2012 Whitetail season should be a great one for deer hunters, especially bow benders because the moon is positioned once again for an early rut. Not a really early rut that occurs on some years...and certainly not a late rut that occurs on other years, but a good solid, early November rut — the way we all think the rut should happen but rarely does. Why is an early rut especially good for archers? Whitetails evidence more daytime activity as their breeding time peaks affording those of us who hang out in trees more opportunities and more action. And the 2012 rut is positioned to be "just right," i.e. not to early and no too late. Some years, like back during the 2010 season, the scraping, overhanging branch and rutting action by bucks and does began in the Northeast and the Midwest in early September! And quickly a decent late October-early November rut unfolded, contrary to what some predicted was to be the latest rut we would ever see. The timing of was proven by the late May fawn drop. (Since the gestation period of whitetails is 200 days, by counting back, the conception date is validated.) And last season, the 2011
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Oak Duke rut peaked in midNovember, almost two weeks later than the previous year, but as predicted. We will have to wait until May for the fawn drop proof. But trail cams and success stories have been proof enough, though certainly anecdotal, that Northeast and Midwest whitetails carried out their annual ritual right on que. This year, the first Full Moon after the Autumnal Equinox, the Harvest Moon sets the stage as it peeks over the Eastern horizon at sunset, September 29th, one week after that day when daylight becomes less time than nighttime. Peculiar, but this celestial occurrence is the "set trigger" for whitetails and all creatures defined by scientists as "short-day breeders." Then, one month later, on Continued on page 14
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RUT PREDICTION 2012 Continued from page 13 October 30th, the Hunter's moon the precursor of the whitetail rut in the Northeast and the Midwest will shine and pull the trigger, and shortly after, the intense scraping and overhanging branch visiting will all but cease, as bucks and does turn their attention to each other and across the Northeast and Midwest we hear and read..."It's on!" Those of us, such as in New York state's Southern Zone this year who have a bow season that starts at the beginning of October, will
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be greeted with that first flurry of rutting action as bucks and does open scrapes and mark the all-important overhanging branches to synchronize their breeding times through the exchange of chemical messages. So a good tactic will be for archers to key on perennial scrape sites, those scrapes and overhanging branches that get opened each year by whitetails. But this early action will tend to drop off as we experience that worst of all times in the deer woods, what we call "The Lull." After years of setting trail cameras on scrapes and observing and chronicling the actions of bucks and does there...with not only photos, but video clips, wild behavior has been charted. Here-to-for, much of the knowledge we have had of whitetail breeding has been catalogued by game managers on penned whitetails Continued on page 15
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New fitness trail coming to Hornell By ANDREW POOLE In the Outdoors
ORNELL — Maple City students and residents will have a new option when it comes to fitness this year. With a mixture of state and federal grant money, the Hornell City School District and the City of Hornell will install a new 20-station fit
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trail along the walking trail at Veterans Memorial Park on James Street. Rich Everly, the 21st Century and Extended School Day coordinator for the school, said the trail will reinforce healthier choices for students. “One of the goals of the 21st Century grant, which this is through, is to promote Continued on page 16
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RUT PREDICTION 2012 Continued from page 14 in enclosures. Indeed, much has been learned by observing penned deer. But the question exists: Do penned whitetails behave exactly as do their wild, free-ranging cousins? For success in the deer woods, one could say that it is as important to know when the whitetails will be inactive as it is to know when they will be on their feet in the daytime. We call this annual time of inactivity, "The Lull." Each season, just when we think we have whitetails figured out, the dreaded lull hits. The lull occurs shortly after bucks begin to separate from their bachelor groups, their velvet is rubbed off, but they are not ready, physically, hormonally, or psychically to breed. What is the moon's role in setting the stage for this quiet time for whitetails and those of us who pursue them? Scientists have isolated a tiny gland with a very big name, called the Suprachiasmatic nucleus that is the master governor switch, releasing hormones, including melatonin. It is affected by light through the eye. Melatonin inhibits estrus in whitetails and other shortday breeders like sheep. In fact, sheep breeders use melatonin implants (circadian pacemakers) to regulate estrus in ewes. One could say that the moon fine-tunes the photoperiodic effect of shortening days, creating in whitetails and other animals a time of intense activity, but also a time of rest. The 2012 Lull should occur in the middle of October, right between the two high and intense activity peaks at the beginning of October and beginning of November. (Editor’s note: Oak Duke has successfully predicted the rut for over two decades as many visitors to the Southern Tier plan their vacations around his rut predictions. Oak’s weekly columns are features in the Sunday Spectator and at intheoutdoors.net)
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healthy and fit, active lifestyles for the students and the community as well,” said Everly. “As far as the grants go, we’re always hopeful the community will take advantage of it in the right way.” The park previously had fitness stations along the walking trail, but the earlier stations, constructed in the mid-1980s, are no longer in place. Everly said there will be some similarities between the previous trail and the new one. Stations are expected to run the gamut from stretches to pushups and sit-ups and pull-ups. The half-mile walking trail at the park is the minimum required length for the fit stations. The park already provides several draws for both children and adults, with the pool, softball fields, tennis and basketball courts and playgrounds. The Canisteo River also provides another option for entertainment, for fishers or people who wade in the water. Everly was glad the city agreed to setting up the trail at the park. “This was my first choice.
I was very fortunate to have Mayor (Shawn) Hogan go with that. It’s right in the heart of Hornell and that park draws a lot of kids,” said Everly. “We wanted to do something the school district, the kids and the community would be proud of.” City employees from the Department of Public Works are expected to construct the stations, although Everly said students may help in small doses. Everly is working with Scott’s Miracle Grow and Lowe’s for the equipment, and is hoping the construction will be complete by the end of April. The grant funding for the program, which Everly estimated at several thousand dollars, normally goes toward after school programs. The money for the stations, though, won’t take away from after-school programs the school already offers but will instead provide another option. Planning the park started in May 2011, with the final approval coming down later that year. Everly is expecting the school will use the additional health option. Continued on page 19
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t was one of those days where the heat isn’t as oppressive as the humidity, where the air is as thick as soup. Of course, it was Florida in June, so I should have known better. I’m not what anyone would call an “outsdoorsy” person. My idea of communing with nature is sitting outside with a good book on an unseasonably warm March day. But I love to kayak. I’ve spent time on the water in New York and Florida. In a memorable excursion, paddling around a river off Florida’s Gulf Coast, a wild dolphin came within 15 feet of my vessel. It popped up seemingly out of nowhere, perhaps purposely to scare the daylights out of an unsuspecting
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group of paddlers, and then disappeared. I was in a tandem kayak at the time with my aunt. She promptly stopped steering and we veered off course into a mangrove. We rerouted and loitered, waiting for our friend to reappear, entertaining visions of Flipper, but the dolphin never resurfaced. Growing up, I spent my fair share of time in a kayak on the St. Lawrence River. On rough days, I’d head out against the current for a challenge, and float back drenched in with tired arms. Other times, I’d set out with a cousin, a container of worms and a couple of poles for some impromptu fishing. We never caught much, probably we scared the fish away, but it was an idyllic way to spend part of an Continued on page 19
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afternoon. Still others, we’d paddle over to the buoy at the edge of the bay, the line of demarcation for a shipping channel. From a few boat lengths away, we’d bob and watch the current swirl around the buoy’s slimy underside until we worked up the courage to slap it with our paddles. Then we’d paddle swiftly away, vague images of an undertow powering our arms on. Kayaking is perfect kind of outdoors activity for a quasicity girl like me. Growing up in a suburb outside of Rochester, I spent a lot of time outside but was predictably leery of insects, dirt and the likelihood of tripping over my own feet. The beauty of kayaking is
that it’s as hard as you want to make it. There are moments are horror, when you first sit in the kayak and are fairly certain capsize is imminent. But there is also the serenity of coasting along water so still it’s glass, where the only sound is the gentle dip of your paddle. After a couple of hours, your shoulders will start to burn and your arms will start to ache, and it’ll be time to call it quits. For a few hours on a sweltering day, it’s a nice way to be on the water without being in the water, to be near nature without having to interact much with it. And for a person who isn’t the outdoors type, it’s a safe bet and a nice ride.
“We’ll definitely be taking advantage of it. That was one of our thoughts, that kids would be able to use this. And they love going to the park anyway,” he said. “Anything that we do, along these lines, first and foremost, we think of the kids and especially the kids in our after school programs, the kids as a whole, then the community. But our focus is definitely the students.” While the grant provides
students and the community another exercise option, it also further involves the school and students in the community. That’s always a goal, said Everly. “We would like to work with the city in making areas around town better places for the kids to go. Last year we helped plant trees at Shawmut Park. Small things like that,” said Everly. “But anything we can do to get the kids more
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Unseasonably warm weather seems to have been a hot topic this winter. For at least two groups of sportsmen, however, the mild temperatures put a damper on their outdoor activities. Both pond hockey and ice fishing have suffered a deep freeze. According to the state Department of Environmental Conservation, at least three to four inches of ice is recommended before going ice fishing, but that was nowhere to be found. “The only game in town around our area was Loon Lake over near Wayland or Silver Lake in Wyoming County and that was limited to the south end,” Dale
Rathbun, co-director of the Avon Anglers’ Ice Elite Tournaments, said. “Wyoming County has kind of a different climate than Livingston County. The warmer temperatures have really set us back this year.” Several annual tournaments also had to be put on ice. Rathbun said three of the five Avon Anglers yearly tournaments were cancelled this season. “We were able to just run two events, and nobody was able to claim Angler of the Year this year,” Rathbun said. “It was tough. It was definitely tough. We couldn’t really tour. We cancelled three tournaments, including our famous Bluegill Bash where we pay Continued on page 21
Where you can kayak in the area: There are few kayak rental options close by the Hornell area. The best options are in easy reach of day trips to Rochester or the Fingerlakes. Pack the kids, a cooler and some sunscreen for an afternoon adventure. Seneca Lake Reagan’s Finger Lakes Canoe and Kayak Livery Solo kayaks are $25 a day, tandem kayaks are $35. (607) 243- 9100 440 Hall Rd., Milo, N.Y. 14842. Keuka Lake Morgan Marina 2 Rt 54 - East Lake Road, Penn Yan, N.Y. 14527 (315) 536-8166 Solo kayaks are $30 for four hours, tandems are $40.
Rochester Genesee Waterways Center (585) 328-3960 A day pass is $15 per visit for non-members, on-site rentals are $10 per visit. Oak Orchard Canoe Kayak Experts 2133 Eagle Harbor Waterport Rd, Waterport, NY 14571 585-682-4849
or 1350 Empire Blvd. (Rte. 404), Rochester, NY 14609 585-288-5550 Single kayaks are $49 and $55 for a tandem for off premise rentals.
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ICE FISHING Continued from page 20 out 50 dollars every 30 minutes.” During the winter, many businesses also rely on ice fishing. “Most (bait and tackle shops) are mom and pops," Patrick Russell, who owns the Ontario-based B&E Fishing Tackle Inc., said. “It’s really got to be hurting them a lot. I would say 60 percent probably. “There’s still people coming in,” he added. “The weather is nice. So, they get out. They want to go stream fishing, but they'd love to go ice fishing.” “The whole industry was down this year for this reason,” Rathbun said. “Bait shops, motels — all of it.” Rathbun said ice fishing has a steady following and is quite popular despite the melted hopes of fishermen this season. “It’s definitely popular, especially with the advent of huts and television cameras and depth finders,” he said. “It’s more fun, we’ll say, than it ever was. But the kids are on the computer and video games now, they’re not leaning that way. We have fewer and fewer kids every year. While the lack of ice was disappointing, it did allow fishermen to get an early start
on top of the water in boats. “I’ve been out on the lake for a few days now,” Rathbun said. “Just yesterday, we caught 200 bluegills. It’s an early panfish season because of the weather. It’s nice that regard, a little trade-off I guess. But still kind of disappointing in terms of the ice fishing. “I’ll go and stock trout next week, too — in the shadows of Letchworth High School. We stock 4,100 trout. It used to be all kids following those hatchery trucks and dumping them in the creeks and ponds. Now, it’s me and a bunch of 80-year-old guys doing it. We don’t have the new wave of the next generation. The numbers we do have in that regard are very small. “It’s tough to get people in their 40s, 30s and 20s to come out — their habits are already formed. It’s very hard to teach an old dog new tricks as they say. But that’s what Avon Anglers is about, trying to pass on fishing and hunting — the original sports — to the young kids. We’re trying to insure the future, but it’s much easier to get instant gratification from a computer than it is to go out and battle the elements. At Avon Anglers we like to say that fishing is the pastime for a lifetime.”
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Pioneer Woodsmen Club on the rise Second-ever Pioneer Games set for April 14 By CHRIS POTTER In the Outdoors
ALFRED — Large portions of the rural Southern Tier still resemble the landscape that greeted the first sizeable groups of settlers in the 18th and 19th centuries. Adventuresome travelers can still lose themselves in the area’s vast chunks of unbroken forest, or follow the path of the Genesee River north to Lake Ontario. Pull off the beaten track for a moment on a lonely dirt road, perhaps next to one of the region’s many state forests. Close your eyes. With a little imagination, it’s not hard to picture the layout of a longsince vanished logging camp
from the days well before the internal combustion engine. Now open your ears. Maybe the loggers have gathered around two of the camp’s strongest, most-skilled men. The air is filled with cheers, jeers and a steady thunk, thunk, thunk as the men race to see who can hack through a red oak first. Bets are placed. Wood eventually falls to the ground, heralding the winner. Such a rustic scene might seem impossibly remote to much of today’s electronicsreliant society, parts of which may be more likely to equate the word “saw” with a movie franchise than a tool, but it’s a tradition that one dedicated group of young adults is bringing back into the local consciousness. The Alfred State College Pioneer Woodsmen Club is hosting the second-ever
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Pioneer Games later this month on Saturday, April 14. The Pioneer Games feature a variety of woodsmen competitions, ranging from axe throwing to log rolls to a number of different sawing events. The games trace their origins to the days of the logging camps on the frontier, when lumberjacks with speed and showmanship were admired and well-compensated for their talents. Though other colleges scattered around the state have established woodsmen programs in place, the Pioneer Woodsmen Club is less than three-years-old. After hitting the road and establishing itself at various competitions, the Club created the Pioneer Games as a way to increase its profile locally. “We’re hoping to increase the awareness,” said Club member Amanda Hoiles. “We want to kind of keep it going every year so people start becoming more aware of it in this area, because no one really knows what it’s about.” The Woodsmen Club has become a hit on the Alfred State College campus, with membership swelling to several dozen aspiring lumberjacks. The Club enjoyed a big
fall campaign to start the current school year, upsetting intercollegiate woodsmen champion Finger Lakes Community College in a Nov. 5 scrimmage. Earlier in the month, the Club had received a $2,500 sponsorship check from Stihl after working closely with local Stihl dealer Auto Specialized of Arkport. With the successful inaugural Pioneer Games already under its tool belt, the Club is looking forward to more of the same the second time around. “We thought it went great,” Hoiles said of the first-ever event last April. “We just learned to keep the events going as fast as they did, because everyone liked how we kept everything on time. We’re going to try to do that again this year. We’re just going to try to keep it the same, keep it fun, keep it moving fast.” Finger Lakes, SUNY Cobleskill, Paul Smith’s College and the ESF Ranger School will once again compete this year. The action is slated to run from around 9 a.m. through 5 p.m. The Games will take place between the MacKenzie Complex and the Engineering Building on the ASC campus. Food vendors will be on hand, and the competition is free and open to the public.
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GREATER WELLSVILLE TROUT DERBY
Over $25,000 in tagged fish up for grabs By KATHRYN ROSS In the Outdoors
ELLSVILLE — Come rain or shine there will be at least, $25,000 worth of tagged fish in the Genesee River for the April 28th and 29th 2012 Greater Wellsville Trout Derby sponsored by the Wellsville Lions Club Charities, Inc. “Hopefully it will be better weather than last year,” said Chairman Bruce Hand referring to the constant rain that plagued the 2011 Trout Derby. In 2011 the biggest Trout Derby winners were the fish, and the fisherman who took home half of the proceeds
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organizations that can say that,” Hand said. John William’s Continued from page 25 Fish Central for the Derby, where all tagged fish must be brought for have a big payout this verification and where year. “It helps the Derby and fishermen must check-in, is in Island Park. The the community,” he said. : s ie tr Featuring s a P Derby stretches south of y During the 2010-2011 Butter European the park to Yorks Corners year the Wellsville Lions and north of the park to Club contributed more Quiche the trailer park on state than $35,000 to local e Fudg Route charities, individuals and Add: Mon., Thurs. and Fri. Donuts 19. Camping is allowed in for community projects. Mon., Thurs. and Fri. $3.99/doz. are Island Park during the The Derby is the Club’s Donuts are $3.99/doz. Derby for registered fishlargest fund raiser and Bradfordʼs only Waterfront Dining Room because of it, Hand said, ermen only and not until Bakery Tours Available the Wednesday prior to they can support projects the Derby. Campers at the library, Island Park l Fresh Daily Specials and help people with dia- under 18 must be accoml Homemade Breakfast & Lunch panied by a parent or betes and sight problems guardian and camping is as well as provide scholonly allowed in designatarships for graduating “El Cheapo Breakfast Special” ed areas. There is an 11 seniors. 2 eggs, 2 pancakes, 2 sausage, p.m. noise curfew. “We’re celebrating our 2 bacon & a donut. only $ .99 To make it easier for 70 anniversary as a club fisherman the Club will here, at our Club’s start serving lunch at Charter Night in May. 20 Mechanic St., Bradford, PA 362-6637 (814) noon Friday, and will Over that time the Club Open M-F 6am-5pm; Sat-Sun 6am-3pm serve breakfast, lunch has donated over $1 miland dinner through noon lion back to the commuFree Parking beside building Sunday. nity. There aren’t many “We know how hard it is to feed a family when you are away from home in today’s economy, so we try to keep our prices low,” Hand said. The cost of registration for the Derby is $20 per person. Registration forms may be downloaded at www.troutderby.com and mailed to the Trout Derby, Wellsville Chamber of Financing available on Commerce, 114 N. Main approved credit. Street, Wellsville, NY , 12 months No interest 14895 or for information about the Derby call the Chamber at 585-5935080. “We get a lot of positive 86 Schuyler St. Belmont, NY feed back from our fisher585-268-7217 • 9-7 M-F 9-3 Sat men. All and all we try to make it a good experience for everyone involved,” Hand said.
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Mark Libertone’s well-known fish and fishing paintings are one way of catching that allusive trout.
Catching a rainbow trout with a paintbrush By KATHRYN ROSS In the Outdoors
ELLSVILLE — Local artist Mark Libertone has been known for years as the artist for the Greater Wellsville Trout Derby, this year being the exception. Libertone offered his services to the Lions Club over 20 years ago and created first the color posters and eventually pen and ink drawings that were used as gifts to the largest contributor. Today Libertone, a Vietnam era veteran who completed his education in 1981 after receiving both a B.F.A. in art and a Master’s Degree in Synaesthetic Education from Syracuse University, has his own studio. He moved from education to the commercial art field in 1985 and opened his studio in 1990.
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One of Libertone’s favorite subjects is fish and fly fishing. It is also one of his passions. “I enjoy fly fishing,” he said. Some illustrations produced in his studio have appeared in Fly Fisherman Magazine, The Maine Sportsman, the Wellsville Daily Reporter, In The Outdoors, and on official posters, badges, and maps created for The Greater Wellsville Trout Derby. In the last two years Libertone has taken his art to the masses with the production of prints which may be purchased on his website www.libstudio.com “I have a friend who lives in Montana and owns a resort and fly fishing business and he wanted some artwork that he could sell in his store, so I had two works, Battling A Brown and Casting
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