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FallWinter 2020

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Mock rubs: Build them right and they will come . .8

By Peter Fiduccia Did you ever see a buck rub and wonder what size the buck was that made it… or whether you should hunt it? Well Peter Fiduccia explains all about buck rubs and how to create a “mock rub” to attract that monster white-tail into your deerstand. Learn from the master.

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‘NYS DEC celebrates 50 years of service . . . . . .24

By NYS DEC The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has many duties in New York State, including protecting our wildlife, our natural resources and keeping those who enjoy the great outdoors safe. Read all about the dedicated DEC Officers and Forest Rangers of Sullivan County.

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By Kaitlin Carney The Red Schoolhouse is a hidden gem in the hills of Pennsylvania, namely Pleasant Mount.

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By Shannon Cilento Winter is the time of year that you either really love – or not so much. For author Shannon Cilento it is love at first flake – especially when she can strap on her snowshoes and start running down the trails. Follow her as she competes in one of the largest snowshoe races in the US.

Travis Archery takes aim at fall season . . . . . . . . .48

By Matthew Shortall Walter Travis – and his dad Howard – have decades of experience fitting bow enthusiasts with the right bow and accessories. It’s a sport which takes dedication, patience and the love of spending time in the outdoors to master the art. Join Sullivan County Democrat Editor Matthew Shortall as he explores the world of archery in Sullivan County.

Catskill-Delaware Wildlife: Ants . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

By Kathy Daley We see them everywhere… now you can learn more about ants than you ever wanted to know.

They are strong, smart and good looking – if you are another ant. Join Kathy Daley as she looks under the surface to find out why we need these insects and why they are really here.

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Mock Rubs – build them right and they will come!

BY PETER FIDUCCIA

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n 1990, I was the Deputy Warden for bear, wild turkey and a variety of upland and Sterling Forest Corporation. It owned waterfowl. Hunting and fishing opportunities 18,000 acres in the Ramapo Mountains in are available by obtaining a very affordable Orange County, New York. The property was hunting permit. Visit www.parks.ny.gov/74/ or open to hunting by permit call 845-351-5907 for more only. information.

The acreage was as During the years I unspoiled and remote, as patrolled and hunted any isolated land found Sterling Forest, I learned within the Adirondack how useful fake rubs are to Mountains, making it a attract bucks. Making a top-notch area to hunt mock rub is a prime decoy mature bucks. tactic. It works because It was on this property deer survive not using that I made my first mock intelligence – but instincrub. In 1998, New York tive behaviors.

State purchased Sterling Mock rubs can be Forest. These beautiful uncanny in how they trigstate lands currently comger a buck’s instinctive prise 21,935 acres and is, inquisitiveness to investiundoubtably, an extraordigate what it sees as an nary piece of woodland olfactory sign-post left by only an hour from New another buck.

York City – and Sullivan The crux of the matter is, County. when made correctly, This unbroken deep-forbucks will be drawn to a PHOTO BY FIDUCCIA ENTERPRISES est includes excellent popnew rub, like a fly to During the time I was a Deputy Warden Sterling ulations of deer, black Forest offered excellent hunting for mature

“I learned how useful fake rubs are to attract bucks. Making a mock rub is a prime decoy tactic.”

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PHOTO BY TED ROSE

This blows the theory out of the water that big bucks always rub big trees.

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When hunters use mock rubs, they are using an effective natural decoy to attract a deer. As anglers know, to get a bass to strike a lure, or a trout to take a fly, the presentation must be NATURAL to encourage a hit.

It is no different with deer.

Deer respond to decoy tactics enthusiastically – but only if the presentation looks natural to them. When it does, a decoy, like a mock rub, will work flawlessly much of the time.

Deer respond to their environment by a compulsion, reflex, or an inclination. These elements drive deer to investigate many different aspects in their environment. The only thing that prevents a deer from examining something that interests it, is if any of its senses sets off an alarm.

Therefore, a mock rub must be interpreted by the buck’s instincts that it looks and smells natural enough to inspect safely.

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“Like any successful business, where to set up shop is crucial to success.”

Deer react to visual, scent, and sound stimulation tactics.

Deer are instinctively drawn to this type of stimuli. For more than 50 years, I have used that fact when hunting deer in North America.

Visual, scent, and sound stimulation strategies include mock rubs, scrapes, calls, rattling, plastic fruit, fake ears of corn, tanned deer tails, full-sized deer decoys, deer scents, and other attracting tactics.

For me, mock rubs have proven to be an effective visual and scent stimulus tool that ignites this type of instinctive, investigative behavior.

You, too, can benefit greatly by creating mock rubs. The absolute key to having a mature buck come into a fake rub, though, is to create the entire illusion of what a buck expects to see and smell.

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You will discover this ploy will undoubtedly be one of the best decoys to lure in even the most cunning buck to gun or bow.

A mock rub can help you to kill a buck of a lifetime. Therefore, build it right, and they will come!

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Like any successful business, where to set up shop is crucial to success. This adage applies to where you make a mock rub. A fake rub works best when it is made in an area where there are current natural rubs. When a mock rub is made near a natural rub, the fake rub should match the direction the natural rub is facing and its height on the tree. A mock rub can also be made near a rub from the prior season. This is especially true when the rub is on a large tree that shows wear and tear from being rubbed repeatedly over many seasons. This type of rub is called a sign-post rub; it is generally made

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SIZE MATTERS After you have found a location to make a mock rub, what is the next step? The key is to not make your rub so large that it appears like it was made by Godzilla! Never create a rub that will look like it was made by the biggest, bad-a_s buck in the woods. Always match the height of a natural rub; make your rub on a similar size tree and slightly shorter in length.

Doing this will help attract bucks of all age groups more effectively. Even adult bucks shy away from leaving their olfactory calling cards at a rub that appears it was made by heavyweight George Foreman. Hence, when a buck sees a substantially large rub, it can quickly be put-off by its size, instantly become wary and will often avoid it. If the area you choose has

several natural rubs nearby, match your mock rub’s height to the longest natural rub.

BUILD IT RIGHT AND THEY WILL COME! Before making a mock rub, it is necessary to limit your human odor. Wear unscented surgical gloves and disposable shoe coverings.

Using the overall length of the longest natural rub you found (for example, 10 inches), make your mock rub the same length at the same height. A mock rub can be made with a knife, hand saw, or natural antler. I use a single small 8-point antler to make my mock rubs. Antler bone has an odor that will adhere to the tree – creating more realism.

I always want to create the entire illusion when decoying deer. Rub the tree vigorously up and down several times removing most, if not all, of the bark. Do not totally remove any shredded bark that hangs down – it will help to create a more natural look.

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by adult bucks. I have had greater success with making a mock rub near a fresh rub. However, I once killed an 11-point buck in Bellvale, NY as it came to my mock rub which was close to a natural sign-post rub.

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Remember, don’t make your mock rub any longer than the longest natural rub nearby.

Next, it is crucial for you to measure the rub with a small measuring tape. Do not skip this step.

SMELL DIS For some, the following may come as a surprise. Rubs and scrapes are not the property of a single buck; that’s a misnomer.

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Other bucks and even does, visit rubs and scrapes to leave their olfactory messages at them.

The scent ladened messages at a rub (or scrape) include 17 combined glandular, organ, and biochemical scents in natural rubs or scrapes (interdigital, forehead, popliteal, salivary, urine, feces, seminal fluid, preputial, sudoriferous, metatarsal, pineal, pre-orbital, anal, nasal, antler bone, and arguably, the two most important scents emitted by a deer –the

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tarsal gland and vomeronasal organ).

Realistically, it is not possible for a hunter to include all 17 different olfactory messages bucks deposit at natural rubs on a mock-rub.

Fortunately, commercial scents will work quite well. Use scents in moderation to make their odors smell as natural as possible. Using too much of any scent will lessen your chances of success.

Use a few drops of a commercially made forehead scent on a clean bore patch. Rub the patch along the entire length of the rub. With a new patch, rub an allseason deer scent on the remaining bark.

At the base of the tree, place two to three squirts of tarsal scent. Several inches from the treeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s base, generously squirt several drops of buck urine.

Then add a SINGLE DROP of interdigital scent as well. While walking away make a few more squirts of buck urine. Spray the buck

â&#x20AC;&#x153;My records indicate the most successful dates when bucks have responded to a mock rub were from October 10 through November 5.â&#x20AC;?

urine side-to-side, as a buck would.

A doe squats and urinates in a single spot â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a buck urinates and drips as it walks. You have â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Created the Entire Illusionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the mock rub is complete.

REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS You can expect the first buck that comes by to see and smell the rub.

If the rub looks and smells natural, the buckâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s instinctive behavior leaves it no choice.

Unless the buck smells, sees, or hears you â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it will go toward the mock-rub. Often, it will stop short of it momentarily and stare at it.

Then the buck will urinate and move directly to the rub. Once there, it will sniff and lick the rub several times, analyzing the scents left from the other buck that made it.

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Then the buck will enthusiastically rub its antlers on the tree until it is satisfied it has left enough of its own olfactory odors on the rub for the next buck to smell.

Once satisfied, the buck will begin to walk away urinating as it leaves. I want to be perfectly clear here – the tactic doesn’t work 100% of the time – but it does work enough to rank high on my list of decoy strategies.

My records indicate the most successful dates when bucks have responded to a mock rub were from October 10 through November 5.

That doesn’t mean you cannot have success earlier or later.

CONCLUSION If after three hunts you have not seen a buck at your fake rub, it is time to reevaluate the spot.

Here is where the importance of measuring your rub comes into play.

After measuring the rub, if it is the same length you made it, move on, and try the tactic

someplace else – it will eventually work.

However, if your rub is longer, you know without question a buck did indeed visit it. Hunt the rub a few more times (I highly recommend from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). If you have no response by then, make another mock rub in a new location. So, there you have it. Mock rubs are one of my better and more successful tactics.

A CLOSING THOUGHT… There has been a lot said and written about large natural rubs. The speculation is adult bucks only rub large trees. Hence, young bucks only rub small sapling type trees.

This belief is only somewhat true, but not always so. I have recorded on video many adult antlered bucks rubbing thin saplings, and many small antlered deer, including spikes, rubbing exceptionally large trees with big circumferences.

I mention this only to make a point – it is important when hunting whitetails to understand that nothing about a deer’s behavior is written in stone.

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Miso Venison Loin with Toasted Pearl Couscous and Garlic Mushrooms

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iso paste gives a rich flavor to venison. The sugars in the marinade will caramelize outside of the meat for a savory flavor. The combination of the toasted couscous and sautéed garlic mushrooms is a meal you won’t soon forget!

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In a small saucepan over high heat

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combine the marinade ingredients.

loin and marinade in a heavy-duty

Let the marinade come to a boil,

plastic zip top bag, remove all the air,

then lower the heat to a simmer for 5

and let it marinate 6 to 8 hours.

minutes, stirring once or twice.

About one hour prior to cooking,

Remove it from the heat, cover the

remove the venison from the refrig-

saucepan and let it cool.

erator. Remove the loin from the dish

When the marinade is cool, place

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the loin and marinade in a glass or

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While the venison rests, pour the remaining marinade into a small saucepan and bring it to a boil. Let it

mushrooms from the pan, stir in a squeeze or two of lemon juice.

In a skillet over high heat, add a

boil gently and reduce its volume by

small amount of canola oil. Heat it to

half.

almost its smoking point and then

While the marinade is reducing, sauté the mushrooms in a medium pan in the oil and butter with the

pan fry the venison to sear it on all sides.

Place the loin on a baking sheet

minced garlic. Sauté over medium-

and put it into a pre-heated oven at

low heat while stirring now and then.

350° F. Baste it with the reduced

About 1 minute before removing the

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In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), here’s some background on their Forest Rangers and Environmental Conservation Officers, as well as short bios of the great men and women who serve Sullivan County.

DEC Forest Rangers

Ranger Howard Kreft Howard Kreft became a Forest Ranger because he loves nature and the Catskill Mountains in Sullivan County provide ample opportunities to enjoy the great outdoors. Ranger Kreft also appreciates the versatility that comes from being a Forest Ranger with respect to law enforcement, search and rescue, wildfires, emergency management, and public education.

The most rewarding part of the job for Ranger Kreft is helping people during an emergency.

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EC celebrates their 50th anniversary this year, but their Forest Rangers have been on the front lines for even longer, protecting New York's wildlife, natural resources, residents, and visitors for more than a century. The State’s brave Forest Rangers have a vast knowledge of first aid, land navigation, and technical rescue techniques that are critical to the success of their missions in remote wilderness areas, rugged mountainous peaks, white water rivers, frozen lakes, and forested areas statewide.

“We are proud of the work our Forest Rangers perform and look forward to another 50 years and beyond of highly-trained service,” said the DEC. Statewide in 2019, DEC Forest Rangers conducted 337 search and rescue missions, extinguished 74 wildfires that burned a total of 212 acres, participated in 29 prescribed fires that burned and rejuvenated 645 acres, and worked on cases that resulted in 2,507 tickets or arrests.

Five Forest Rangers cover Sullivan County for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). DEC’s Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State.

Below are the bios for the DEC Forest Rangers who cover Sullivan County:

Ranger Howard Kreft

Ranger Griggsby T. Cowart III Griggsby Cowart was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and enlisted in the Marine Corps from 1996 to 2019 as a KC-130 Navigator. Griggsby became a Forest Ranger in 2019 to continue public service in a capacity that allows for daily variety and adventure. Ranger Cowart enjoys the job because every day is a challenge and brings new experiences and chances to grow professionally.

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Forest Ranger Richard Franke Jr. Ranger Richard Franke Jr. is 29 years old and an avid outdoorsman and golfer. He grew up in Liberty and patrols Sullivan County. The diversity of the job and working outside attracted him to becoming a Ranger. Ranger Franke can find himself on snowmobile patrol one day and on a backcountry rescue for an injured hiker the next.

Ranger R. Erik Stratton Ranger Stratton started his career with DEC in 2007 as a fish and wildlife technician out of DEC’s Region 9 Allegany office where he worked until 2013 when he entered the DEC Forest Ranger academy. Upon completion of the academy, Ranger Stratton was assigned to DEC Forest Ranger Richard Franke Jr.

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In 2019, the 288 ECOs across the state responded to 25,704 calls and worked on cases that resulted in 16,855 tickets or arrests for crimes ranging from deer poaching to solid waste dumping, illegal mining, the black market pet trade, and excessive emissions violations.

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first line of defense in protecting New York's environment and our natural resources, ensuring that they exist for future generations of New Yorkers.

Below are bios for the DEC Environmental Conservation Officers who cover Sullivan County: ECO Ricky Wood ECO Wood has been working as an ECO in Sullivan County for approximately 12 years. In his opinion, Sullivan County is the best county to work in, as it offers ample opportunities to interact with a large volume of people involved with hunting, fishing, and trapping. ECO Wood took this job to be a true game warden, and he cannot think of a better county in New York State to work in that allows him to accomplish ECO Ricky Wood & Deming the traditional mis-

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ECO Mary Grose ECO Mary Grose covers Sullivan County and previously worked in New York City. ECO Grose is an active member of the Division of Law Enforcement’s Incident Support Team and Flood Incident Strike Team. She also is involved with youth and women’s hunting programs.

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From top down: Entrees at The Red Schoolhouse come with the salad bar. Modified for safety during the pandemic, the selections are still great, but now a wait staff will help you build your salad.

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Schoolhouse when she was fourteen washing dishes in the kitchen, working for many years in the restaurant that she and Wes purchased in 2018. Prior to their purchase, Michael Eldred, the youngest member of the Eldred family (who purchased the pub in 1977) ran the neighborhood restaurant for over forty-years.

Shawna and Wes kept the nostalgia of The Red Schoolhouse, even bringing back old favorites like Juddy’s Barbecue Chicken, while adding their own touches with Shawna’s homemade desserts and some updated menu CONTINUED ON PAGE 35

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“We want everyone to be comfortable here, I don’t want anyone to think that they have to change out of their work clothes to come for a home-cooked meal. It’s not fancy, it’s friendly here.” Shawna explained.

And come they do. Some diners come in for the famous Prime Rib, Juddy’s chicken, or BBQ Ribs. Some come for the catfish, haddock, scallops, steamers, or other seafood specialties.

Others grab a burger and a local beer or build their own pizzas (The Red Schoolhouse offers a variety of crusts from homemade dough to cauliflower) to pair with local wine (by the glass or bottle). There’s a full bar, if a cocktail or mixed drink are more your speed.

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carrot cake) or the simple pleasure of a dish of ice cream from a local creamery. Shawna and Wes offer rotating specials, giving additional delectable choices in addition to the menu of favorites.

The Red Schoolhouse also caters, both offand-on-site events, with a focus on providing a customized experience, from staple items to CONTINUED ON PAGE 37

Juddy’s chicken is a Red Schoolhouse staple, resurrected by Shawna and Wes. Dry rubbed and barbecued outside, like the original recipe. Regulars know to call ahead to make sure it’s available!

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The pandemic has had a devastating effect on the restaurant and bar industry. Shawna and Wes were lucky to be new business owners of a business they know so intimately, having done (and still do, sometimes) every job from dishes to ordering. They were buoyed by the support and flexibility of their family (they are parents to three girls, 10 months to 15 years old) and the customers that came to support the restaurant and its staff, ordering take-out meals when dining in was not an option. The Red Schoolhouse can once again welcome diners inside, albeit with modifications to ensure safety and saniti-

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There’s no business like snowshoe business STORY AND PHOTOS BY SHANNON CILENTO

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Ice crystals are dancing on my lashes.

Yet, despite the conditions, I am thrilled to be exactly where I am.

Each winter, hundreds of athletes like myself descend upon the small upstate NY community of Mannsville, population 343. The reason?

To compete in one of the country’s largest snowshoe races at Winona State Forest. I know what you’re thinking.

Snowshoe race? Yes, you read that correctly. There is a community of people across the world that strap snowshoes to their feet and run races of

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various distances—5Ks, 10Ks, half marathons—competing not only against each other, but against an unforgiving winter climate in the North Country.

I wasn’t always a competitive snowshoe runner, nor did I know the sport existed. Growing up in the small upstate village of Mexico, NY, I completed the snowshoeing unit in gym class. I hiked, snowshoed and cross-country skied on the weekends with my family.

What truly captivated me about winter and led me to discover Winona State Forest was dog sled racing. The forest was an annual training ground for Iditarod hopefuls and the public was welcome to watch. This childhood memory led me to look at the Winona Forest Recreation Association website in 2015. As I searched for upcoming dog CONTINUED ON PAGE 42

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sled events, I stumbled across the Stone Wall Snowshoe Race. I was already an avid runner and decided to sign up. I had no idea what I was in for, or just how serious this sport is.

The United States Snowshoe Association (USSSA) is the official governing body in the US for snowshoe racing and hosts the annual National Snowshoe Championships, while the World Snowshoe Federation (WSSF) is its international counterpart. Both organizations are perennially advocating for the sport’s inclusion into the Winter Olympics.

To prepare for the first race in January 2016, I trained by running 4-5 miles with ankle weights around the Cornell University campus, where I attended graduate school at the time. The icy December hills in Ithaca proved to be an ideal training ground. Training also provided a brief daily intermission from the stress of coursework.

The weather on race day was less than desirable. The temperature hovered around 32⁰F and it was pouring rain. Ice was forming over the several inches of snow already covering the

ground. Those around me wore custom racing snowshoes, some had sponsorships, others were collegiate athletes. I remember trying to silence the voice in my head telling me I was way out of my league and would be the last to crawl across the finish line.

As the gun sounded, all my nerves melted away with the rain. The course started on groomed snowmobile trails and quickly turned off into an unmarked section of dense coniferous forest, winding up and down steep hills and riverbanks, and even across a frozen creek.

Somehow—and I’m still not sure how—I finished that race in fourth place for the women’s division. The adrenaline I experienced in that first race cultivated a passion for snowshoe racing. I had already begun counting down the days to the next race before I even finished the first.

I was fortunate to compete in one final race at

‘The adrenaline I experienced in that first race cultivated a passion for snowshoe racing.’

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ow hunting season in New York State, running from October 1 to November 20 in the Southern Zone, attracts outdoorsmen from across the region who enjoy the challenge and excitement. According to Archery Trade Association President and CEO Matt Korman, the Industry is seeing growth in ways they haven’t seen before.

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which is great for our industry.”

That’s good news for Walt Travis of Woodbourne. For the past 31 years, the Travis family has been dedicated to the sport of archery in Sullivan County.

Started by his father, Howard Travis Jr., Travis Archery once hosted an indoor archery range in the basement beneath the Garry’s Great American grocery store on Main Street in Liberty.

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Travis Archery offers a range for anyone looking to hone their skills.

Walt now carries on the family tradition on his property on 332 Clak A Road in Woodbourne where they’ve been able to expand and offer even more services to those with a passion for the sport.

“We lost a few people and gained a few people since the move, but we still have a lot of loyal customers,” Walt said about moving the business about eight years ago. In addition to the bow shop, which takes up the bottom floor of his home, Travis Archery boasts a sprawling 1,500-square foot all-season range split into five shooting lanes at 20-yards apiece.

A corrections officer by day, Walt runs the business during the evenings and on weekends.

The father-and-son duo, both considered masters of their craft, still work closely together and Travis Archery is as much of a family business as it ever was.

They often host the Catskills Mountain Archers – a club of archery enthusiasts from across Sullivan County – as well as leagues for different age groups – from youngsters to adults.

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“I can’t get equipment fast enough when everyone is looking to be doing more outdoor activities.”

And it’s not just the enthusiasts and regular customers. Travis said he’s been seeing a lot of new people come through his shop. Since the DEC started allowing people to take a certified hunter safety course online, Travis said it’s boosted the number of people looking to get involved in the sport.

“There’s not much better social distancing than to go out and sit in a tree by yourself for a while,” Walt said with a laugh.

“It’s the challenge of a bow hunt that attracts a lot of sportsmen,” Travis said. “With a bow, you have Walt Travis to be within 20 or 30 yards of a Travis Archery deer whereas with a rifle you can be 200 yards from a deer. That changes the game dramatically.”

New products and technologies are also

expanding the sport to more people. New York State allows the use of crossbows for a small portion of the archery season.

“That’s another market for me, but it’s not the whole season and New York has a lot of restrictive laws when it comes to which crossbows I can sell,” Travis said.

For example, New York requires a minimum crossbow width of 17 inches (outer tip of limbs, excluding wheels and cams, uncocked).

Travis says a lot of manufacturers are now making crossbows that are 8 or 10 inches wide.

“It really limits what kind of crossbows you’re allowed to hunt with,” Travis said.

No matter what kind of equipment, Walt looks forward to carrying on the family tradition as | more people look to the great outdoors to restore some internal sense of normalcy.

“It’s going to be a great season this year,” he said.

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nts surviving winter? You’ve got to be kidding. But it’s true. The very ants we might have seen under a rock all spring and summer begin to stoke up on food and put on poundage as outside temperatures cool. They huddle together in their colony's nest as cold-bloodedness allows them to adapt body temperatures to the environment.

Ants have fascinated humankind for centuries, their creepiness on picnic platters notwithstanding.

Hearkening back to the days of dinosaurs about 160 million years ago, today’s 10,000 ant varieties all sport large heads, flexible antennae, powerful jaws and sticky feet that allow them to climb vertical surfaces like trees or kitchen walls.

At certain times, the queen produces winged males and females groomed to mate with ants from other colonies. After mating, the male ants die.

The mated queens fly off and start new colonies.

The great botanist, zoologist, and physician Carl Linnaeus once wrote “Nature is most marvelous in the smallest of her creatures.”

And so it is with the ants.

Living together in huge groups, these insects divide the labor of finding food, rearing their young and defending their nests. Ants are tough and strong, despite their smallness. Depending on the species, an ant can carry up to 100 times its weight: the equivalent of a 150-pound human lugging around 150,000 pounds.

Ants' strength comes from the fact their body mass is mostly muscle and from their powerful jaws. Termed mandibles, these mouth parts can carry food particles, construct nests and even tote one another – one worker lifting another in its jaws to move the ant towards a food pickup site or to help with nest building.

The creature's antennae are also hard working. The feelers are used for finding the way, smelling, locating food, and recognizing other ants and communicating with them. Chemicals in the ant body also help to alert others of danger

Depending on the species, an ant can carry up to 100 times its weight: the equivalent of a 150-pound human lugging around 150,000 pounds.’

MARVELS HIDDEN UNDER ROCKS The famed National Geographic Society calls ants “enthusiastically” social, a sweet description of the tiny creatures related to wasps and bees. All live in structured nest communities, the ants themselves typically nesting underground but also found on ground-level mounds or in trees.

Ants begin life as eggs and proceed through larva, pupa, and adult stage. Ant colonies are headed by a queen, whose function is to lay thousands of eggs so that the colony can survive.

Worker ants are wingless and are the insects typically seen by humans. They forage for food, care for the eggs, work on the nests and protect the community.

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Back at the nest, the delicacy is shared with the queen and other workers. Some ant species even keep live aphids in their nest, giving them food and shelter in exchange for the tasty honeydew.

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Ants themselves are the source of food for beetles, caterpillars, flies, snails, snakes, fish, birds and bears.

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HORSEBACK RIDING Private Trail Rides - all seasons Summer Riding Day Camp - AM weekdays After School Riding Educational Farm Program - Tues./Thurs.

Lessons â&#x20AC;¢ Boarding

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Open Year-round

Jeff Sanitation, Inc. RUBBISH REMOVAL - DUMPSTERS AVAILABLE 10, 15, 20 & 30 YD. ROLLOFFS AVAILABLE 3 2 %R[ -Há&#x201A;&#x2021;HUVRQYLOOH 1< Â&#x2021; (845)

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COCHECTON MILLS, INC. WE HAVE ALL YOUR BACKYARD FARM NEEDS! Fencing, Chicken Coops, Feed, Shavings, Vegetable Plants, Annuals & Farming Supplies

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BIRD SEEDS & PET FOOD • WOOD PELLETS • COAL 64 • CATSKILL-DELAWARE, FALL-WINTER 2020

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LAWN, GARDEN & YARD SUPPLIES