Wade Robertson

It sometimes surprises me what we as seasoned hunters take for granted, forgetting the years spent in the woods and the painful trial and error we experienced developing our skills.

It's amazing how you never stop learning things, especially if you're of a curious nature. Here I am poking along in my middle 70s and yet my inquisitive personality is just as strong as it was in my youth.

They move silently through the forest, looking far ahead, dissecting the lay of the land, cover, contours, creeks, ravines, patches of thicker cover as well as watching the sunlight and wind.

It's that time of year again and if you have been lucky enough to have taken a deer, or do so in the future, I have a few suggestions on how to prepare it.

We all have an uncanny ability to sense things. Jane would wake from a sound sleep when our babies were ill or uncomfortable and hadn’t even cried yet. Fishing and

One of the challenges sportsmen and women often face in the fall is the conflict between fishing and hunting.

The fall winds have stripped the trees of their bright red, orange and yellow foliage, their fallen leaves lying in thick blankets about their roots. The oaks, however, retain their

One of the challenges sportsmen and women often face in the fall is the conflict between fishing and hunting. After all, you’re only one person, it’s impossible to be in

My tree stand was an old, gnarly beech I’d been barely able to climb by using another tree leaning against it. The beech’s huge and twisted limbs allowed me to

By WADE ROBERTSON Olean Times Herald Updated