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Prince Albert Daily Herald
by Ruth Griffiths
I live near a city park and I love it. My husband and I chose to build a home on this site partly because of its proximity to the park. I’ve loved living near this park since 1975, but the pandemic has made me more grateful than ever for the park.
A year ago, when we were in deep lockdown, I was trying to provide some homeschooling for my granddaughter.
Her teacher had sent us a schedule but the only thing that really sparked my granddaughter’s interest was going outside …often that was a walk in the park. The snow was piled high and she made believe she was a mountain lion, scaling the icy peaks and growling from lofty heights. Getting out into the frosty fresh air helped to clear her mind, and mine too.
(Credit: Don Bindler)
The Deer & Tick Committee estimates there is a total of 635 deer on the Island. The data is based on information released from a Jan. 24 flyover, using infrared video techniques from 1,600 feet.
But Committee Chairman Dr. James Bevilacqua said at the April 7 committee meeting the number could be higher and, of course, doesn’t include the fawns that will be born this spring. That could result in approximately 750 deer on the Island, Dr. Bevilacqua said.
He called the estimate from the flyover “the most accurate number we have had.”
Animal Control Officer Beau Payne, who was not at the session, clarified the number, saying 635 was an absolute minimum, but not necessarily the total number. Still, he said that number was very close. The pilot doesn’t count anything he is not certain is a deer, Mr. Payne said.
The avid anglers in Central New York know that April 1st is not only April Fool s Day, it s the first day of Trout Season! One Utica man wasn t going to let the weather stop him from his annual tradition.
Wayne from Utica is a regular caller of First News with Keeler in the Morning and we opened Thursday s show taking a call from Wayne who was live from the Oriskany Creek under the cover of darkness and fat snowflakes. For Wayne the opening day of Trout Season is a tradition he and his dad had when he was still alive and he says a little winter weather would never stop him from missing it.
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