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No, I didn’t blame Allen for Bills’ loss
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jan 07, 2020
Yesterday’s column, which raised the question of whether Josh Allen is indeed the Bills’ “franchise quarterback” of the future evoked all manner of re...
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After Bills’ loss, is Allen QB of team’s future?
Columns, Local Sports, Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jan 06, 2020
Buffalo’s pro sports fans have long had an inferiority complex. Their language is peppered with phrases from the city’s ignominious playoff history: W...
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Robertson: Communication
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jan 04, 2020
Communication is a mysterious subject, often difficult to obtain commercially or personally. The dictionary states that communication is “the impartin...
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Sager: How complicated should we make hunting?
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ROGER SAGER Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jan 03, 2020
If you’ve read any hunting magazines or watched any hunting shows on TV in the past 20 years or so, it comes as no surprise to learn that there are fe...
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Burchfield: Pileated at the birdfeeder
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jan 02, 2020
So far winter weather has been extremely unpredictable. Yes, there have been periods of cold temperatures coupled with snow and icy conditions. Yet fr...
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Robertson: In retrospect
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Dec 28, 2019
Well, Christmas is over. Soon it’s going to be 2020 and despite past dire predictions from science fiction writers and movie producers we’re still han...
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Bona pummels Hofstra in front of program legends
Basketball, Columns, Local Sports, ...
J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Dec 09, 2019
ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — It was a big enough opportunity by itself. Back home against Hofstra, the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball team had a chance a...
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Burchfield: Tips and techniques for taking a mature deer
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Special to The Era 
Dec 05, 2019
Mature bucks: they are out there and they can be tough to take. However, for those willing to kick their skills up a notch, you just might find your t...
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This Bills’ win made a case for legitimacy
Columns, Football, Local Sports, ...
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Nov 29, 2019
Talk about emphatically answering every criticism and doing it on the biggest stage, before the largest audience of the season. Ever since the season ...
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Robertson: Missouri trophy
Bradford, Columns, Outdoors, ...
WADE ROBERTSON 
Nov 23, 2019
The rut begins in October when the air turns crisp and leaves begin to fall. Occasionally, during a full moon on a windless night this time of year yo...
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Sabres, Pens heading down familiar paths
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
Nov 21, 2019
Here we go. Again. You can pretty much set your calendars to it every season, but it doesn’t make it any less noteworthy: the Pittsburgh Penguins are ...
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Sager: Noises in the woods
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ROGER SAGER Era Outdoors Columnist 
Nov 20, 2019
Early on, I discovered that the primary way to see game in the woods is to detect movement. The twitch of a squirrel’s tail or the flick of a deer’s e...
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Burchfield: Care for your deer in the field
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Nov 14, 2019
Many give little thought to changing their ways once a deer is harvested and it is on the ground. The process is fairly simple. It’s a procedure hande...
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Robertson: Perseverance pays off for big buck
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Nov 12, 2019
Gary Clark lives in Emporium. Whenever I look at those narrow valleys and very steep, tall, hillsides I always shudder. I’d hate to climb those sharpl...
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Burchfield: Hunt where the deer are
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Nov 07, 2019
Are you willing to hunt on a mix of public and privately owned lands with a better than average chance of taking a nice buck? If so, there is a 74,000...
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Robertson: Spooky squirrels
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WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
Nov 02, 2019
It wasn’t yet daylight when I turned onto the side road where I’d hunted squirrels in the past. Locating squirrels is always an unpredictable proposit...
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Burchfield: October is a month of opportunity
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Oct 24, 2019
Changes to Pennsylvania’s big game hunting season relating to October offers a wide range of opportunities. The regular archery season opened for deer...
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