In this week's episode of We Love Outdoors with Rich Davenport, your humble host remembers the upcoming anniversary of the sinking of the Edmond Fitzgerald, which occurred November 10, 1975 in Lake Superior. The power of the Great Lakes should always be respected and remembered.
Crossbow season in NY's southern zone is in full swing now, with regular season fast approaching. Your host provides some reminders on firearms safety, as a hunter related shooting incident occurred in Erie County this past October 28 during a pheasant hunt. This hunter on hunter event did not seriously injure the victim, and the hunters did speak after the incident. However, the victim could not recall the name or contact info he got from the other hunter, and DEC is seeking anyone with information to help them find the responsible party. Contact DEC Law Enforcement at 716-851-7050, ext 5, with any information.
November 1 marked the full release of the DEC's documentary Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species. Available for free on the DEC's youtube channel, the hour-long documentary provides good information and insight into the problem of invasives, and what we can do to help stem the spread.
Turning to covid covid covid news, a propaganda piece appeared in the NY Times, and reported on in the NY Post, claiming that whitetail deer in Iowa show they had covid covid covid. Based on a paper that is not peer-reviewed, and even coming with disclaimers stating same, and for the press not to treat the paper as conclusive, the propagandists seeking to further the now well over emergency just couldn't help themselves. Detection of covid was done through antibody analysis, not actual genetic sequencing of the antigen. However, plenty of peer-reviewed science is published including in the US Library of Medicine, concerning Bovine Covids and deer, as cows spread coronavirus to wild whitetail deer, which do spread the malady responsible for causing diarrhea in wild cervids, and this has been going on for a long time. The National Academy of Science was working in 2020 on finding any potential intermediary responsible for spreading covid-19, using a list of animals susceptible to coronaviridae family viruses. The list included 252 species of mammals, 72 species of birds, 65 species of fish, 17 reptiles and 4 amphibians. None of these are human covids, but 2010 research indicates that genomes in even Bovine Covids show some genetic similarities to human covids, making the antigens nearly indistinguishable. Convenient for propaganda pushing. Although Albany DEC appears to believe this tripe, my anonymous sources at Cornell's School of Veterinary Medicine concurs with your humble host, that many coronaviruses exist, and the articles were highly slanted. Don't be fooled. Next we will hear we are giving covid covid covid to wild turkeys (yes, turkeys have covids, too).
Your humble host also provides updates to some important dates, and expo season returns in 2022, with the Greater Niagara Fishing Expo and the WNY Outdoors and Travel expo both returning in 2022.
State record fish continue to be set, as new records in NJ and PA have been reported. DEC has also codified new WMA regulations pertaining to permitted uses, taking effect January 1, 2022. NY voters passed the Environmental Rights Amendment, and all eyes are on what this may do to NYers through vigilante enforcement via lawsuits. Finally, the rush to jump off the renewables cliff continues, but bad news continues to plague the wind and solar industries as reliability, costs and even supply chain problems are quickly dampening the efforts. Remember, November 15 marks the hearing on Great Lakes wind turbines, hosted by Sothtowns Walleye Assn, starting at 6:30 PM at their club house on Southwestern Blvd in Hamburg, NY.
