http://www.times-news.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:55:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_318215644.html http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_318215644.html E. Joseph Lamp is a professor of English and communications at Anne Arundel Community College, an avowed anti-hunter and a member of the Maryland Wildlife Advisory Commission. In his role as a wildlife adviser to state government, E. Joseph Lamp has worn out his welcome as far as I am concerned. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:11:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_311191225.html http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_311191225.html BOW HUNTER SAFETY Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:58:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_304235815.html http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_304235815.html So there we were, somewhere west of Zanesville, Ohio. When you get west of Zanesville you understand why Snuffy Smith called people from there “flatland touristers.” I can envision some staff person for the U.S. Geological Survey who is given the task of mapping western Ohio. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:27:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_295222739.html http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_295222739.html Preparation for the Maryland bear season, which opens tomorrow, has been fun. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 21:06:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_290210511.html http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_290210511.html Hunting pressure and success during the new September bow and muzzleloader seasons in West Virginia appears to have been light, according to Division of Natural Resources Wildlife Biologist Gary Foster, though the real numbers won’t be known until December. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:48:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_283185002.html http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_283185002.html I like the concept behind Keith Warren’s television show “The High Road,” which airs on The Outdoor Channel. Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:21:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_277002146.html http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_277002146.html I look forward to the day when we are no longer considered liberals or conservatives, but simply Americans. I think we are making some progress toward that day, but it is slow. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:57:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_269205829.html http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_269205829.html The bulk of the bear population in Maryland is in Garrett and Allegany counties. Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:41:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_255184215.html http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_255184215.html Wow! How cool is that? Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:32:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_240213315.html http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_240213315.html I am going to share with you my best kept secret about how to hunt public land successfully during the muzzleloader season and the modern rifle season. Sat, 22 Aug 2009 23:20:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_234232119.html http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_234232119.html Some of you (I hope many of you) read my article of Aug. 15 on the Times-News’ page one about Woodstock, the peace-love-dove music festival that continues to fascinate, though it took place 40 years ago. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 19:55:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_226195516.html http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_226195516.html In 1927, hunters killed five deer during Maryland’s first regulated deer hunt. Sat, 08 Aug 2009 21:12:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_220211221.html http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_220211221.html Can you believe it? Come October, Maryland will conduct its sixth bear season since kick-starting the hunt in 2004 after an absence of more than 50 years. Sat, 01 Aug 2009 18:47:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_213184817.html http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_213184817.html A few years back, the Maryland Wildlife Service proposed to open the bow season for deer on Sept. 1. Sun, 26 Jul 2009 00:33:00 +0000 http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_207003423.html http://www.times-news.com/mikesawyers/local_story_207003423.html If you read my column of two weeks ago about the kill of hundreds of bass following fishing tournaments on the tidal Potomac River, you may have pondered the same thing as did I.