DirksOutdoors

Our early 2021 interview with NYS Crossbow Coalition founder and President, Rick McDermott.  Rick gives us an update on cross bow legislation and your chance to help make the difference in expanding cross bow usage in the NYS bow season.  

The DirksOutdoors Radio show has a been a long time supporter of the right for hunters to use the cross bow as another option for the bow hunting experience.

For more information about NYS Crossbow Coalition:  www.nycrossbowcoalition.com

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Interview with NYS TU Chair Larry Charette on the latest in TU issues and trout management issues in NYS.  

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Northeast and mid-Atlantic striper stocks are down...bluefish in same state of slow decline - what gives?  Listen in as our guest - Charles Witek - provides us some

Our Guest Today: Charles Witek - a life-long salt water angler who has fished on every coast of the United States, including Alaska and Hawaii.   He is an attorney and consultant who provides advice on marine fisheries management, and currently sits on New York's Marine Resources Advisory Council, serves as New York's recreational representative on the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Winter Flounder and Coastal Sharks advisory panels, and is the Chairman of the New York State Conservation Council's Marine Fisheries Committee.   He is also a writer who specializes in fisheries conservation issues, who frequently contributes to the Marine Fish Conservation Network's blog, "From the Waterfront," and also writes his own blog concentration on conservation issues, "One Angler's Voyage."  He is a member of the New York State Outdoor Writers Association and now serves on its Board of Directors.

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After a great three days steelhead fishing on the Salmon River near Altmar NY, I brought my son Joshua into the studio to chat about our experience catching these large and wonderfully fresh, lake Ontario run steelhead.  We had two solid days of fishing and each of us managed more than a few fish but he of course outfished me once again - it's just the way it is when you teach your kids the art of fly fishing and they advance way ahead of you.  

Dan Ladd, Editor of the NY Outdoor News - one of the best outdoor journals on all things hunting and fishing in NYS - to chat about his first year as editor and what he see's going with respect to the near future of 2021.  Dan readily shares his experiences and insights with us from the "editors" perspective.  

We had a great time doing this show!

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What happened to this little but healthy trout water is anything but a crime.  In the early fall of 2020, Pine Creek suffered a dramatic and deadly event: a lack of water. Killing hundreds if not thousands of stranded trout, little Pine Creek could not readily withstand this total lack of respect for a cold water fishery that supported populations of brook, rainbow and brown trout.  Master angler and fly fishing guide Jeff Phelan - who lives right along a beautiful section of the creek, explains this event as it unfolded and what he and others did to deal with it via the NYS DEC and other responsible parties.  

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Jon Teater is a whitetail habitat designer (www.whitetaillandscapes.com) - in this episode we discuss how public land (whether state or federal) is still a great opportunity for hunters who do not have their own land to hunt or have no or limited private land access. 

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Dave interview outdoor writer Morgan Lyle on his new book, Tenkara Today.  Morgan's book provides a great foundation for anyone seeking to either begin and/or improve their fly fishing game utilizing traditional Japanese tenkara fishing techniques on trout.  Morgan shares his insights how you can catch more trout with tenkara! 

Looking for a great book to introduce kids to the fun of fly fishing?  Look no further than "Down by the River" by Andrew Weiner and beautifully illustrated by April Chu.  Great gift for an upcoming birthday or holiday.  

At DirksOutdoors, we get the opportunity to field test different products but we often don't bother.  Why?  Primarily because we're looking for products for the outdoors person who wants and needs something that goes above and beyond what they currently have or use.  We found one here for sure in the DrySee bandage.  

Bandages are a commoditized product - you can get them anywhere and inexpensively at that.  Not much has really changed in the modern bandage in a long, long time.  However, if you are in the outdoors on a regular basis - and we hope in all those cases you have some kind of first aid kit with you regardless - finding a bandage that will keep your wound or scrape dry and sealed clean is almost impossible.  On top of that, some of us spend time in remote parts - camping, hiking, hunting, and fishing - where medical care is NOT conveniently close.  

The folks at DrySee have recently perfected the bandage by adding some technology to the process of making them.  For example, a DrySee bandage keeps a wound dry and clean for at least 3 days - I field tested them to over 5 days without having to change them.  So that's the "Dry" part of the DrySee bandage.  Then there's the "See" part - where the DrySee bandage allows you to see you wound without having to take it off like a regular bandage.  

Let me be pretty clear here:  Every first aid kit should have a DrySee bandages in them.  You can bet all my first aid kits have them now for both home and field use. They come in a variety of sizes for many different uses and needs.  

EVEN BETTER: Through DirksOutdoors - you can get 50% off your purchases of DrySee bandages by ordering directly at www.drysee.com and using the promo code: Dirks50 

Interview with Jon Teater who lives in Central New York on 50 acres and has achieved high levels of success in New York not because of the property he owns, but his dramatic shift in approach to creating a deer habitat like no other. Breathing success into his 50 acres and his clients are the lifeblood to his continued interest and passion for Whitetails.

Jon has been published in Arrowtrade Magazine, Archery World Magazine, Bow & Arrow Magazine, Crossbow Revolution, Game & Fish Magazine and North American Deer Hunter. His particular experience and knowledge of how to manipulate the landscape is enhanced with his Quality Deer Management (QDMA) Deer Steward II certification. Jon is a also QDMA member.