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By Mike Roche

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By Mike RocheThis past weekend provided an opportunity to cook some wild game. For a number of years, my daughter Jen has organized what was at first called a “Second Thanksgiving.” She invites her friends to our house to enjoy a second Thanksgiving...

By MIKE ROCHE

Happy New Year!Last Saturday morning a deer, a mature doe, stood broadside a little over 50 yards away from this writer as he waited “on stand.” Being motionless was not difficult using the T-Stand that has been a part of my deer hunting gear for...

By Mike RocheOnce again it is the Christmas season, and we all get caught up in the traditions and details that define the Christmas and New Years holidays.It is impossible to not reflect on those things that each of us remember about our past. When...

By Mike RocheAlthough Massachusetts deer hunting seasons begin with archery hunting in early October and ends with the primitive firearms season that is held the last couple of weeks of December, it is the two-week shotgun season that most people...

By Mike RocheTo start this column, it seems only appropriate to acknowledge the passing of Leslie Barnes. He was a true sportsman and lover of the outdoors. His lifelong passion for hunting and fishing was obvious to all who knew him.Whether hunting...

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....

By Mike RocheThis column is being written at the Dream Catcher Lodge in the Village of Deposit, New York, located on the Delaware River. The dogs joined me in the Silverado for the four-hour drive on Monday, and we arrived to join Chris Standish and...

By Mike RocheThis writer believes that his lifestyle is dependent on keeping his feet healthy. My upland hunting usually results in over three and sometimes six miles of walking in challenging terrain each outing. Foot care is critical and that means...

By Mike RocheThe Silverado pulled into the driveway Monday at dinnertime, returning from northern New York and the third leg of my odyssey.It began with a drive to Jay, Vermont, to join good friend Dean Scudder for the opening day of grouse and...

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...

By Mike RocheThe use of technology in our lives seems to advance with each passing day. Our cars park themselves and brake automatically, our phones know more about us than we are comfortable with, artificial intelligence is everywhere and great...

By Mike RocheTomorrow, Sept. 28, young hunters with a Youth Deer Permit will be able to hunt deer for one day in an exclusive deer hunt. Hunters aged 12 to 17 who possess the required free permit must be accompanied by a licensed adult. Youth hunters...

By Mike RocheThe weather always provides plenty to talk about and the recent prolonged dry spell is getting a lot of attention. According to recent reports, we are approaching 30 days without measurable rainfall. That makes this event, or lack of...

By Mike RocheAt the September meeting of the Massachusetts Fisheries and Wildlife Board, held at Field Headquarters in Westborough, the agenda included a review of the management of the black bear population.Dave Wattles, who serves as Black Bear and...

By Mike RocheIt seems like this year, the production of wild turkeys was good in the Mount Grace region.Conversations with several other folks seem to point towards abundant broods of wild turkeys being hatched and most are now nearly as big as the...