In this week's edition of We Love Outdoors with Rich Davenport, your humble host delivers several updates to ongoing concerns. Sturgeon Point, although open, is not opened fully, and a rally of sorts was held at noon on Friday, July 9 to bring media members out to get the full understanding of the issues, as what has been reported has not been the full story. Meanwhile, NY has the money to build a new breakwater at Olcott Harbor, which will no doubt negatively impact fishing from the piers, as the new breakwaters are extending the piers and turning at 90 degrees to break waves in the event of high water events, reducing shoreline erosion. Where is the money to fix Sturgeon Point Marina? They deserve the economic recovery too, yet nothing from NY on this matter at all.
Your host also brings you updates on the walleye fishing and the upcoming Sunset Bay Shootout happening this weekend, migrating schools are entering NY and on the move. Should be a good tournament if the weather holds. The NYSCC has tentatively set a date for the annual fall convention, looks like 8/28, contingent upon DEC staff availability. And that youth hunting law and county progress, 43 counties have now passed their local law, but Erie County has yet to call their public hearing. Apparently 43 counties understand how to read EnCon Law but Erie County and a few legislators who claim to be lawyers simply have no ability to do so. Breathtaking, and just an excuse for BS political posturing.
Handsy Andy Cuomo has declared a new emergency, this time one caused by inanimate objects - gun violence. NY Democrats have created the conditions for chaos and crime in NY through bail elimination, setting loose violent criminals to reduce prisons, and major cities buckling under the false narrative of George Floyd rioters defunding police forces across the state has been the driver of rising crime and shootings and such, as criminals are emboldened by the lack of law enforcement. No one is buying what Handsy Andy is selling, but will push back happen from the GOP? But a chilling abuse of emergency powers is being seen here, and the precedence being set. We all had best push back now.
Finally, the Federal 30 x 30 efforts under Executive order from Biden made in February is beginning to look like a set up to eliminate our ability to use the natural resources, the public lands and waters held in trust by the Feds is a climate emergency is falsely declared. Alarming trends are setting up to point to this. Be vigilant!
