Outdoors in RI: “Hot” dogs, hairy moths, and small towns – Jeff Gross

July 20, 2023
A dog looking at a giraffe in an outdoor zoo.

by Jeff Gross, contributing writer With summer in full swing, we cannot forget our dogs.  Abby rides shotgun with me as much as possible. Tuesday, after a train pick up in New Hampshire, we stopped at Cabela’s in Hudson, Massachusetts and Bass Pro Shops in Foxboro.  While I was after a navigation light, it was also…

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Outdoors in RI: Archery in the Schools & Bowhunting in Rhode Island

September 23, 2022 |
A silhouette of a woman with a bow and arrow.

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is pleased to announce the launch of the National Archery in the Schools Program. The National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP®) promotes instruction in international-style target archery as an in-school program for students in fourth grade through high school, typically taught as part of a Physical…

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Friday Hunting Primer, 11/12/2021 – Jeff Gross

November 12, 2021
A golden retriever laying in the woods with a gun.

by Jeff Gross, contributing writer This week continues to be a hot spot for pheasants in the Great Swamp Management Area. A large number of birds are coming out of that spot. One hunter noted that while he did well with his pointer, he needed to remove thorns from himself and the pup that evening. …

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Friday Hunting Primer, 11/05/2021 – Jeff Gross

November 5, 2021 |
A coyote standing in a field covered in snow.

by Jeff Gross, contributing writer Hunting has been crazy this week for many people. Reports of no birds in Big River, Nicholas Farm, Carolina, and many spots in Arcadia, of all places. Now hunters read my words and embrace the thought: We must start hunting coyotes and fox right now. Right now, as in yesterday! …

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