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Sportsman’s Corner-Turning the page
11-21-2024 3:27 PM

By Mike RocheIt is time for this writer to turn the page on his hunting activities from upland hunting to deer hunting. It has indeed been a great ride this “bucket list” fall, beginning with a trip to northern Vermont for the upland opener on Sept....

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Sportsman’s Corner: Getting out in October
10-17-2024 3:00 PM

By Mike RocheThe middle of October is a special time. Fall is in full swing with brilliant foliage, cooler temperatures, and so much great stuff to do outdoors. Stripers are feeding furiously off the coast, trout (including the fall stocking of over...


Area police departments join Northeast Houndsmen training in Orange
09-20-2024 2:35 PM

By CHRIS LARABEE

ORANGE – Getting on and off a plane might sound like an odd piece of police training, but it can make quite a difference when you’re a dog.On Monday morning, K-9s and their handlers gathered at the Orange Municipal Airport for the second day of a...


Sportsman’s Corner: Immediate impact of new gun law
08-01-2024 2:24 PM

By Mike Roche This writer has long been considering making a change from 12-gauge to 20-gauge for deer hunting in Massachusetts. Since Mass does not allow the use of rifles, shotguns have always been the firearm used for deer hunting. It must be noted...


Mass. House approves standards for dog kennels
07-28-2024 5:00 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Representatives went five for five on approval of animal safety and treatment bills Thursday, mounting a late-session push for greater dog kennel oversight and a ban on the use of certain exotic mammals in traveling shows.The House approved the bills,...


Sportsman’s Corner: Turning the page
07-25-2024 5:00 PM

By Mike RocheMonday was a day of change for me. It began at 8 a.m. when we pulled into Hedgerow Hunt Club in Royalston. By we, I mean my 2-year-old French Brittany Tessie and her neglectful owner. For a variety of reasons, my responsibilities as the...


Sportsman’s Corner: The dog days return
07-11-2024 5:00 PM

By Mike RocheThe dog days or dog days of summer is an expression that dates way back in history. The hot, sultry days of summer in the northern hemisphere have historically been the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius, which...


Church holds animal blessings
10-03-2023 5:04 PM

PETERSHAM – The Petersham Orthodox Congregational Church held a Blessing of the Animals on the Petersham North Common on Sunday, Oct. 1. The parts of the brief service were written by local youths and were animal-themed. Pastor Geoffrey Smith blessed...


Sportsman’s Corner: The evolution of dog collars
09-22-2023 10:01 AM

By Mike RocheFor several years, my guiding experiences in New York have put me in contact with bird hunters using GPS tracking devices on their dogs. The first account came from my good friend who guided a hunter whose dog had a GPS collar with a long...


Sportsman’s Corner: Forestry and dog food
09-14-2023 5:17 PM

By Mike RocheThis past Tuesday, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairshosted via Zoom a public input session regarding Climate-Oriented Forest Management Guidelines that will affect the direction of the state moving...


Sportsman’s Corner: Spring woodcock hunting
03-30-2023 2:45 PM

By Mike RocheThere are spring migratory bird hunting seasons, but they are primarily focused on snow geese, which have become a problem in many states. The snows are growing in number and they are capable of devastating a crop field in a short time....


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Athol Fire Department completes Nero’s Law training
03-13-2023 5:54 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – On April 12, 2018, Yarmouth Police Sergeant Sean Gannon and his K9 partner Nero were shot while serving a warrant in Marstons Mills.Tragically, Gannon died of his injuries while undergoing treatment at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. Because of...

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