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Program encourages women to discover the outdoors

LEWES — Through its ‘Becoming an Outdoors Woman’ educational program, the state is encouraging women to rediscover the outdoors.

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Outdoors: Richardson: A family tradition

(Author’s note: For most of my adult life we have had a dove shoot on opening day. It is a time when family and friends have gathered to share fellowship, food and a day of outdoor life. This is a story about one of our exploits.)

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OUTDOORS REPORT: Weather patterns calm down after storms subside

Wisconsin finally seems to be getting a break in the rainyweather pattern of the summer. After yet another week with up to 5inches of rain falling in some areas of the state, a calmer andmore settled weather pattern is forecast for the next week.

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OUTDOORS: Signs aplenty that deer season is approaching

As the deer hunt for food to prepare for the winter, the state allocates hunting permits.

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Outdoors Notebook for Aug. 15

The 2010-2011 waterfowl hunting season dates have been approved by the Ohio Wildlife Council, with the opening date being Oct. 16. Hunters ages 15 and younger will have an opportunity to enjoy a special statewide season Oct. 2-3.

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Outdoors Girl: State dedicates Bill Burton Fishing Pier

One year after Bill Burton went on the last fishing trip of his 82 years, the state formally dedicated the two fishing piers over the Choptank River near Cambridge in his memory.

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Outdoors: DEC’s possible absence at State Fair raises serious budgetary questions - From the Poughkeepsie Journal

I feel as though I am beating up on the Department of Environmental Conservation these days, but given the state of affairs in Albany, I don’t see much of an alternative.

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Outdoors commentary: Crossbow hunting approved — but not for archery season

New York’s legislature has passed legislation that lays the groundwork for a crossbow big game hunting season in the state starting in October, 2011 — but not in the traditional archery season.

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Outdoors Girl: Park Quest 24/7 continues with more stops

Cornmeal. That’s what they make here at Susquehanna State Park at a beautiful four-story mill along the river. This is park 13 of the Park Quest 24/7, a personal challenge to visit 24 state parks selected by the state for highlighting this summer, in seven days.

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Outdoors: High Court Affirms Second Amendment Rights - From the Poughkeepsie Journal

In a June 28 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a decision written by Justice Samuel Alito, settled a longstanding question: Does the individual right to keep and bear arms under the Second Amendment apply to the states and local governments? The high court has ruled that the individual is protected all the way down to the state and local government level.

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