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Ok, so its about that time, there should be trout prowling along the shore of Lake Ontario and its tribs. So Terry and I are dying to get out. We went to Sandy and walked out along the rock pier. We cast Cleos for awhile. Nothing, too muddy. Still a few degrees too cold. Of course, we knew that, but we just wanted to fish. The End.

I figured Id might as well do this one on the Sabres, as after Sunday, therell be no need to. Short of Philly, the Rangers and Bruins having a collapse as big as...well, the Sabres collapse, therell be no playoffs for these guys. This is a team that has heart, but sadly, no guts. No imagination in front of the net. Every excuse that a coach, player or announcer can make. Their so-called wonder goalie needs a two goal cushion just to break even. When you are one of the top two or three highest scoring teams in the league, and you cant make the playoffs, you dont blame a depleted defensive corp, who wasnt any good anyway, as the problem. It doesnt make much sense to stop that once in a game point blank shot, when those fifty footers routinely go in. Hey what ever happened to Afinogenov or even newcomer flash in the pan Bernier? How about the guys who do commercials but arent giving 100% at games, like Gaustad and Miller? What a fall from grace. Two years ago they should have won it all, but couldnt stay in condition. Last year they led the league then choked hard. Inbetween all the mismanagement in the front office they made the final descent into embarrassment with this years showing. Sadly, theyre still "my" team, I have always followed them, from day one, but this is getting hard to swallow, or better, to enjoy. They should be ashamed of themselves. Let the fishing season begin!

Me and Pete are still here, and on the air, just undergoing some changes, thats all. WHAM has us doing the show along with Jim Salmon from 6 to 7 am for now, with more changes coming...so we are told! In the next couple of weeks we will know more about schedule as well as topics. Once we get back to what Pete and I might call normalcy, we can really get everything back up to date and running ahead like before. Much the same as the season, spring is getting ready to spring for sure. The snow is receding as fast as my hairline, and the resulting runoff will help bring water levels up for the trout opener. Yep, thats April 1st, just a couple of weeks away. Time to check the kids grades at school so as to make sure they can get out and fish the opener too. Fishing and other outdoor activities are such great leverage for getting the kids grades up, eh? Theres still time to zip over to Gander Mountain or Bass Pro Shops and get them outfitted for stream trout. You bird watchers are having fun with our spring arrivals no doubt. You never know what accidental or unfamiliar bird you might see this time of year, while you welcome home some familiar ones. Me, I cant wait till I hear the "erk-a-lee" of the redwing blackbirds and the chorus of spring peepers in the still-wet fields when the sun warms them just a bit more. Then when the first mourning cloak flitters by, and our radio show has its regular time slot, THEN Ill know our changes of spring are complete! Stay tuned for both!

This Saturday morning, 6 am on WHAM...tune in to the Jim Salmon show and catch TheOutdoorGuys. Its an experimental thing with the station, but hey, dont ask questions, just listen in! Feel free to call us too, at 222-1180 and let them know you missed us! Dont foget now, from 6 to 7 am this Saturday, tell all our friends!

Hey folks, don't give up hope, we are still trying! It's a matter of these people talking to their people, etc. We will come up with something. I hope you ALL sent your emails to jeffhowlett@clearchannel.com and let him know, in a nice way, that you would like the program back. In the meantime, don't forget to go see Kenny over at Kenny's Auto Center, 349-6600 for collision work or to pick up a nice used vehicle. Get over and see John Kirby out at Precision Power, 352-9505, it's time to go play in the snow and John has what you need to do it. The off season is a great time to tune up or upgrade your bows with Mike over at C and C Archery, 494-0340 and also to get those special logos put on some clothes and sportswear. Sensguard has the ZEM hearing protection device that won't filter out our show when it's back on. Don't forget about the lovely MaryAnn and the gang over at Zimmerman's at the city market, too. Next time you're in Brockport, stop into M+T Bank and say hello to OutdoorGirl Anita, she's the manager. Just in case anyone was wondering, Frontier Freddy calls my studio every Saturday and gives me a fishing report. We need to get this show back on the air!

Hi everyone. WHAM is just doing what people in the radio business do, so me and Pete are the recipients of a brief hiatus of sorts. We aren't happy about it, but hey, whatcha gonna do, right? When we come back, we will have a brand new sponsor for the show, and hopefully have the kinks all worked out. See, radio is split into two parts who must work together...programming and content is one, and the other is advertising and ...money. So, if you ever wondered why you sometimes here a really good program and they pull it, or you suffer through one you can't believe anyone would listen to, now you know why. There's prime time, and off time. Stations are smart in putting their most successful programs right when most of you will listen to them, hahaha, no kiddin'. Then that leaves all the other shows to fill in the schedule around that. Then the advertisers come in to buy ad spots, and of course they too wanna be in front of the greatest number of potential customers as they can, too. So in a nutshell, even though you like The OutdoorGuys show, we're coming to you at that sweet timeslot of 5 am, and as long as the advertising public that you do business with doesn't think you are hearing their commercials, we will enjoy only limited success. I guess there's only a couple of things you can do about this, as I see it. Contact the station and let them know you're listening, and tell your friends about the program, too. The other thing you all can do is obvious, let the advertisers know you heard about their product on our show. Let them know their advertising dollars are working effectively for their company and product. Basically, support our show advertisers and sponsor. Tell you what, you do that for us, and Pete and I will save hunting and fishing in New York. Deal? ...Hey, take a kid outdoors.

We actually got bumped from this weeks show, so WHAM could broadcast an infommercial! If you would prefer to hear the OutdoorGuys every Saturday morning instead of an infommercial, email 1180 WHAM and tell them so, now is your chance. Make your voice heard. Email them at JeffHowlett@ClearChannel.com and let him know your voice for the outdoors is wanted. Or, maybe you'll enjoy the hour long commercial about some new wonder pill or whatever they'll air, who knows? Hahaha, hey, we all wanna speak out and be heard, right? Well this is your chance. Email them NOW and let them know you don't like sportsmen's rights being taken away, like losing this show. We will see what happens next week! Don't forget your manners, we don't wanna spam these people, just give them an idea of who is listening.

On behalf of me and Pete, TheOutdoorGuys, also Nate behind the glass and Frontier Fred and OutdoorGirl Anita, I'd like to wish each and every one of you and your families a very safe, prosperous and best yet Happy New Year. Thanks to all of you who have listened to the show, called in, and been involved in any of our activities. Also, thank you to all of our advertisers and financial supporters. Thanks to all of you who have supported them as well. All of our phone and in-studio guests, thanks for making our show that much better. We plan to make 2008 alot of fun, and we will begin that by...taking a kid outdoors!

Yes, we really DO get mail, email, and even phone calls! Here's an email that Pete, the power blogger got and passed along to me...to post. It's from our buddy Andrew Lewand, who will be on our show in the next couple of weeks, weather permitting. Rather then me rewrite it, I figured I'd post it as Andrew sent it to Pete...
Hi Pete...How about posting some information regarding the 6th Annual Western New York State Predator Hunt on your website?
On Jan. 25-27, 2008 the "Bark At The Moon Coyote Club" will again host the 6th Annual Western New
York State Predator Hunt, the state's premier predator calling contest. The top four places will be awarded prizes. Cash payout is 100%, plus trophies and many prizes from the industry's leading companies, such as FoxPro Wildlife Calls, Coyote Jakes and Predator Sniper Styx, just to name a few.
The check-in will feature a skinning demonstration and the post hunt social will feature a question and answer panel session. Food and drink will be available at check-in. Full details, including entry forms and rules regarding the contest can be found on the Web site...
http://lewand.tripod.com/barkatthemooncoyoteclub or by contacting...
Andrew Lewand, 48 Grandview Drive, Fairport, N.Y. 14450; (585) 223-5324 or email at...
barkmooncoyote@AOL.com .
Well Andrew, there it is, me and Pete hope to get together with you soon, and thanks for the info!

Well another deer season is history, and with it, opinions of many as to whether theres any deer left, or were any to begin with. The guys with butchering bills pending said it was a good season...those who paid deposits to taxidermists say it was a great season. Many say theres no more deer and that the state oughtta do something about it. I dont know, it seems its time to micro manage the states deer herd, but I sure dont know how theyll go about doing it.
Maybe the first step would be to figure out how to hunt unhuntable ground. Maybe that means land thats currently posted. Maybe certain county parks need to have some kind of hunting access made available. Eliminating the current free-for-all called nuisance deer permits would go a long way toward helping any cause, even if its just symbolic. Theres just nothing more galling then not having deer out there in October and November after hearing the guns going off at night in September. Better yet, finding all the carcasses from deer that were not recovered from that shooting, all the while listening to certain state employees tell us how the system isnt being exploited. Yeah right. If this system is so good, how come they issue crop damage tags to a farmer for his loss, yet when I experience a loss because I struck a deer with my vehicle, I dont recieve a tag? How much is a deer worth, anyway, financially speaking?
Is the Saturday opener helping? Im not too sure. Also, states are giving young hunters a head start with youth seasons, yet license sales are declining. Its nice to see the kids nailing opening day whoppers a few weeks before the rest of us can go out, but...
Now that I have blamed the system, or at least questioned it...when are we as hunters going to take things into our own hands and use our heads? If we hunt an area with lower then acceptable deer numbers, why do we "over-harvest" just because the state issued us tags? Why not leave something "for seed"? Hunt the traditional high numbers areas instead, and shoot the extra deer there. We dont want antler restrictions, but can we manage things a bit ourselves as far as antler size or age structure goes? You dont have to be a sworn-in member of QDM to at least let a button buck or small skipper walk. We dont HAVE to shoot a large volume of does in one area to make it balanced for bucks. On the other hand, if you enjoy the venison and wanna take that young buck, by all means, take him, and enjoy it. It is your priveledge to, no shame in that.
I guess what Im saying is, if you want the big bucks personally, then youll need to personally pass on the skippers, not shoot the young stock anyway, and complain later. If ya think about it, we have a decent season, length-wise, and not too shabby of a deer herd to use and manage as we see fit. One last thing...if you WERE successful, did you remember to carry out those gutting gloves you wore, as well as anything else you shouldnt have left behind? Remember you are a guest on others private property, youd better go back and clean it up before the landowner sees it. We dont need any more no hunting areas! Heres hoping you all have a butcher bill and/or a deposit with your local taxidermist!