N.Y.’s urban archers deal with ‘setback’ By Steve Piatt Editor Posted on September 20, 2012 – New York Outdoor News Albany — Deer management – and deer hunting – in New York state has changed a great deal over the years as urban sprawl has created a patchwork landscape where hunting access continues to shrink. […]
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Land buying tips, local lore, and tools from Bruce’s desk – migrated from years of articles, blog posts, and tips.
Squirrel population boom frustrates fruit growers
By WILSON RING, Associated Press – MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Don’t let the bright eyes and bushy tails fool you. These squirrels are up to no good. Last year’s mild winter and a bumper crop of nuts have caused an apparent explosion in the squirrel population in patches of the country, bewildering fruit growers with […]
Doomsday Preppers
Being a land wholesaler, I work with many different individuals who are looking for that perfect parcel of land to call their own. Some are looking to build a nice week-end retreat away from the crowds, noise and stress of everyday suburban life. Some are ready to trade life in the city or burbs completely […]
Major Coal Company To Stop Mountaintop-Removal Mining
By Ken Ward Jr. The Charleson Gazette 11/16/2012 Major coal company agrees to stop mountaintop-removal mining Patriot Coal has agreed to phase out mountaintop removal and other forms of strip mining, in a move Patriot officials say is in the best interests of their company, its employees and the communities where it operates. In a […]
Please text REDCROSS to 90999
Our friends on the East Coast need help. Please text REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10. Thank you. Your help is urgently needed to continue to support recent relief efforts. Getting supplies, meals and water into affected areas is the top priority. Since the beginning of the Sandy relief effort: The Red Cross has provided […]
A Load of Crop
By NOREEN O’DONNELL via NY Post While taxes rise, some NY millionaires get paid to farm – or even just own – empty land. These New Yorkers are raking in the green. More than 1,500 city residents are getting federal farm subsidies, 374 on the Upper East Side alone. The recipients include some “farmers” who […]
New York Fracking Study Results Likely Years Off
AP | By MARY ESCH Posted: 03/09/2013 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A health study cited by leading environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as pivotal in helping persuade Gov. Andrew Cuomo to hold off on plans for limited gas drilling is likely years away from conclusions about whether the technology involved is safe, according to the […]
LAND BUYING TIPS
With spring here, I thought it was a good time to talk about some of things to look for when buying vacant land. First you need to determine what you plan on using the land for – both short term and long term. Perhaps right now you want to use it for recreation. Drop off […]
Venison on Rye
With the suburban deer population exploding in parts of Westchester County, the city of Rye is considering the controversial move of bringing in bow hunters to thin out the herds. The state wildlife officials estimate the city’s deer population to be 50 per square mile in areas that are better suited to 7 per square […]
Congratulations !
I’d like to congratulate Marilyn and Jose of Brooklyn New York, the proud new owners of a beautiful 1+ acre parcel of land, just a stones throw from the Delaware River. They can’t wait to go fishing near their new property. Welcome to the family!
Get Off The Fence
Those of you who have been looking to purchase land for awhile may have noticed a recent trend. Properties are selling! The old strategy of waiting the seller out is not working today. Buyers are out there and ready to buy. Many potential buyers who have been sitting on the fence, have found themselves locked […]
Between a Rock & a Hard Place
I almost walked right past this yesterday up in Pike County PA. Nature is freakin amazing. Years ago a seedling was trying to sprout underneath this rock. After years of determination, not only did the seedling thrive but it also manged to lift the rock clear off the ground. An amazing task for a […]
Inspirational Slide Mountain – Catskills NY
“Here the works of man dwindle, in the heart of the southern Catskills” Slide Mountain, the tallest peak in all of the Catskills, inspired poet and naturalist John Burroughs.
Beware the tick
With winter squarely behind us, the urge to kick off our shoes and run through a grassy field is greater than ever but beware the tick. Two things to consider are that prime tick season in much of upstate NY runs right through mid-August. The deer population in many parts of upstate New York remains […]
Hastings-on-Hudson To Curb Deer Population With Birth Control, Not Bullets
HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — This suburban village overlooking the Hudson River is a mere 2 square miles, home to a hip downtown, neighborhoods of neatly kept homes and an ever-growing population of deer that overrun woods, chew through gardens and cause more than a dozen car crashes a year. Grasping for a way to control […]
Nature’s Beauty
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves – John Muir Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will […]
Bethel, Capital of the Woodstock Nation
By ELSA BRENNER New York Times – Published: September 21, 2007 IN August 1969, Bethel, N.Y., was a once-in-a-lifetime weekend getaway for some 400,000 people who swarmed Max Yasgur’s 600-acre farm for the Woodstock Music & Art Fair to hear rock acts like the Who, Jimi Hendrix and Country Joe McDonald. hese days, Bethel is […]
As Food Programs Are Cut, Deer Hunters Share the Bounty
Texas Tribune by Edgar Walters Published: December 26,2013 For hunters like Rick Prekup, deer season is the happiest time of the year. “I go hunting every chance I get,” Mr. Prekup said in a telephone interview from his home in Horseshoe Bay. Several times each week from November to early January, he rises at […]
China-themed project in Catskills draws critics
By GEORGE M. WALSH, The Associated Press Posted: 01/20/14 ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — It is an audacious plan that seems out of place for the Catskills: a $6 billion China-themed cultural, business and amusement park to be built on 2,200 acres of forest and former farmland nearly two hours from New York City. China City […]
This Deer Thought No One Was Watching It Fart
You never know who’s watching….