George Franke 's Recent Stories

When I was a firefighter in New Jersey, I worked on the rescue truck. Over the years my team cut ..

A gal asked me while on a hike, “what does SCI on your shirt stand for?” Well, two weeks ago, ..

I was out hiking with the Bullthistle Hiking Club a few weeks ago and the subject of ticks came up. ..

Back in February, when I first started writing this column for The Evening Sun, I stopped in to see Mike ..

How's your turkey season going so far? What I am hearing from a lot of hunters is that they are ..

The fishing season for many popular warmwater sportfish, including walleye, northern pike, pickerel and tiger muskellunge, opened Saturday, May 5 ..

Well the spring turkey season opened with an unwelcome downpour. I hope you got your bird before you got soaked. ..

This past Sunday was Earth Day. Did you know that? I sure hope so. While attending the Syracuse Gun Show, ..

Seeds and plants fill the local stores, and while we are all interested in what new blight-resistant tomatoes are being ..

The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has proposed rules affecting deer and bear hunting in New York to implement the ..

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