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The brown trout comes to America
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KEN HIMES Special to The Era 
Apr 01, 2021
By the mid-1800s, the brook trout populations native to the eastern streams of the United States were under duress from overfishing and heavy logging,...
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Robertson: First day basics
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Mar 27, 2021
Hey, the first day’s next Saturday and we can go fishing once more! Hallelujah! Usually first day anglers find themselves facing cold, high water. Tro...
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Buffalo TV sports loses icon in Azar
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Mar 27, 2021
The news left me sad, but brought back a flood of memories. Between periods of Thursday night’s telecast of the Sabres-Penguins game, it was announced...
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Confidence, skills and memories
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ROGER SAGER Era Outdoors Columnist 
Mar 25, 2021
A friend and I were discussing some current trends in popular firearms and it was easy to see that he was a bit baffled by the amount of cash his sons...
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Mentored Youth Trout season opens Saturday
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Mar 25, 2021
Trout streams are looking good. Snow that accumulated during the first part of the month has been slowly melting. Yes, streams were bank full for a wh...
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That ‘chalk’ talk about NCAAs was ill-informed
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Mar 24, 2021
After the NCAA men’s basketball pairings came out a week ago Sunday evening, the “experts” quickly chimed in. “If ever there was a time to pick ‘chalk...
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Buffalo active early in NFL free agency
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Mar 20, 2021
Well, four days into NFL free agency, the Bills have been more active than might have been expected for a team up against the salary cap. They re-sign...
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Burchfield: Fishing adventures are about to begin
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Mar 18, 2021
The opening day of trout season can’t come soon enough. That’s the way it feels this year, especially with less travel, isolation from others, not to ...
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Robertson: Trout fishing out West with daughter Julie
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Mar 13, 2021
I opened an old journal from 18 years ago and read. Suddenly, my eyes were filled with tears as poignant memories returned so powerfully. I’ll share t...
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Adams: Response to Robertson’s column
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KIP ADAMS Special to The Era 
Mar 11, 2021
I am writing in response to Wade Robertson’s Feb. 27th column on “Tough Winter for Wildlife”. Wade is correct in that our current winter has been hars...
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Sager: The long and shortage of it
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ROGER SAGER Era Outdoors Columnist 
Mar 11, 2021
It seems that shooters and hunters are in the middle of another ammunition shortage that’s dragging on longer than may be expected. We’ve been through...
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Burchfield: Upland game birds in the spotlight
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Mar 11, 2021
The snow that covered the landscape is disappearing. It is a welcome change for wildlife and those of us who travel there. For several weeks, walking ...
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Farewell, friends, and thank you
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JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
Feb 27, 2021
I can vividly remember my first trip to the Twin Tiers back in 2019. Without visiting beforehand or knowing a single person in the area, I had accepte...
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Robertson: Tough winter for wildlife
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Feb 27, 2021
Steve Colley and I were going ice fishing. We parked and as I walked around the back of the truck and stepped off the road immediately went over my kn...
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Robertson: What are memories made of?
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Feb 06, 2021
Ah, memories. They are an affirmation of our life and our experiences. Your first love, first child, vacations, special people, joyful moments, great ...
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Burchfield: To be included is important
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Feb 04, 2021
It would be safe to say, “I didn’t really miss the road trip downstate on a cold and snowy day in January.” For years I have attended the Pennsylvania...
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