Rattlesnake Hill WMA πŸ“

The Rattlesnake Hill Wildlife Management Area is a 5,100 acre upland tract, situated approximately eight miles west of Dansville, New York. Roughly two-thirds of the area lies in southern Livingston County, while the remaining third lies in northern Allegany County. The tract was purchased in the 1930’s under the Federal Resettlement Administration and is one of several such areas turned over to DEC for development as a wildlife management area.

The area is appropriately named after the Timber Rattlesnake, which may be occasionally found in the more remote sections of the “Hill”.

The area offers an interesting blend of upland habitats such as mature woodland, overgrown fields, conifer plantations, old growth apple orchards and open meadows.

The area is inhabited by a variety of game species and is open to public hunting. The white-tailed deer, wild turkey, ruffed grouse, grey squirrel, cottontail rabbit and woodcock are found on the area. An occasional snowshoe hare may be observed adjacent to thick creek bottom brush or conifer plantation habitats.

A number of small marsh units have been developed and provide limited hunting for waterfowl. Some of the area’s furbearing species such as mink, beaver and raccoon may be occasionally viewed at these marsh units.

http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/24443.html

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8-14 Day Outlook – Sunday November 13

America is likely to remain blue for a few more days. That said, my meteorologist friend, who actually made a career of studying shit like this says that we are due for warm up by the end of the month. I’ll believe it when I see it, though. Winter is coming, though the really cold winters don’t seem to stick around like they one did.

Weather Update – November 13, 2022

Winter has returned 🌧

Or has it just arrived? I don’t know but it’s much too cold and gray today up here on Bennett Hill. And the sun is setting much too early this time of year.

This Afternoon.
Feels like …
November 25th.

Slight Chance of Showers

A slight chance of showers after 4pm. Partly sunny.

Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

and

45 degrees , 4:35
sunset.
Tonight.
Feels like …
November 23rd.

Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy.

Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

and

29 degrees , 6:44
sunrise.
Monday.
Feels like …
December 6th.

Sunny

Sunny.

Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

and

41 degrees , 4:35
sunset.
Monday Night.
Feels like …
December 17th.

Mostly Clear

Mostly clear.

Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

and

22 degrees , 6:45
sunrise.
Tuesday.
Feels like …
December 9th.

Partly Sunny

Partly sunny.

Calm wind.

and

40 degrees , 4:35
sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Feels like …
November 23rd.

Chance of Snow Showers then Snow Showers is likely

Snow showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 70%.

and

29 degrees , 6:47
sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
December 15th.

Rain/Snow is likely

Snow showers likely before 10am, then rain and snow showers likely between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 70%.

and

38 degrees , 4:34
sunset.
Wednesday Night.
Feels like …
November 23rd.

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly cloudy.

 

and

29 degrees , 6:48
sunrise.
Thursday.
Feels like …
December 9th.

Partly Sunny then Chance of Rain/Snow

A chance of rain showers after 1pm, mixing with snow after 5pm. Mostly sunny.

Chance of precipitation is 30%.

and

40 degrees , 4:33
sunset.
Thursday Night.
Feels like …
December 10th.

Chance of Snow Showers then Partly Cloudy

A chance of snow showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 30%.

and

24 degrees , 6:49
sunrise.
Friday.
Feels like …
December 9th.

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny.

 

and

40 degrees , 4:32
sunset.
Friday Night.
Feels like …
December 21st.

Mostly Clear

Mostly clear.

 

and

21 degrees , 13 max wind chill, 6:50
sunrise.
Saturday.
Feels like …
December 15th.

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny.

 

and

38 degrees , 13 max wind chill, 4:31
sunset.
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Daily Update – November 13, 2022

Good afternoon! All the leaves are brown. ☁️

Kind of a cloudy, gray November day but that is not stopping the crowds at Bennett Hill Preserve. I decided to hike up the mountain, and I’m not alone, on this not very nice day before going out to my parents house for Sunday lunch

Mostly cloudy and 43 degrees at the Bennett Hill Preserve. ☁ There is a west-northwest breeze at 13 mph. πŸƒ. Temperatures will drop below freezing at tomorrow around noontime. β˜ƒοΈ

Weather Update – November 12, 2022

The week ahead … 😎

This Afternoon.
Feels like …
October 9th.

Partly Sunny

Partly sunny.

Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

and

64 degrees , 48 max dew point, 4:36
sunset.
Tonight.
Feels like …
October 18th.

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance of Showers

A slight chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy.

Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

and

40 degrees , 6:43
sunrise.
Sunday.
Feels like …
November 16th.

Chance of Showers

A chance of showers, mainly before noon. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny.

Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

and

49 degrees , 4:36
sunset.
Sunday Night.
Feels like …
November 23rd.

Chance of Rain/Snow

A slight chance of rain showers before 10pm, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10pm and 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers after 1am. Partly cloudy.

Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

and

29 degrees , 6:44
sunrise.
Monday.
Feels like …
November 30th.

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny.

Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

and

43 degrees , 4:35
sunset.
Monday Night.
Feels like …
November 30th.

Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy.

and

27 degrees , 6:45
sunrise.
Tuesday.
Feels like …
November 28th.

Partly Sunny

Partly sunny.

and

44 degrees , 4:34
sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Feels like …
November 20th.

Mostly Cloudy then Rain/Snow is likely

Rain and snow showers likely after 1am, becoming all snow after 3am. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 60%.

and

30 degrees , 6:46
sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
December 3rd.

Rain/Snow is likely then Showers is likely

Snow showers likely before 9am, then rain and snow showers likely between 9am and 11am, then rain showers likely after 11am. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 70%.

and

42 degrees , 4:33
sunset.
Wednesday Night.
Feels like …
November 20th.

Chance of Rain/Snow

A chance of rain showers, mixing with snow after 9pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 30%.

and

30 degrees , 6:48
sunrise.
Thursday.
Feels like …
December 3rd.

Partly Sunny

Partly sunny.

and

42 degrees , 4:32
sunset.
Thursday Night.
Feels like …
December 7th.

Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy.

and

25 degrees , 6:49
sunrise.
Friday.
Feels like …
December 3rd.

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny.

and

42 degrees , 4:32
sunset.
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Daily Update – November 12, 2022

Good afternoon! Happy Saturday on this Veterans Day Weekend πŸŽ–

Cloudy and 57 degrees at the Bethlehem Library. ☁️ There is a west-northwest breeze at 11 mph. πŸƒ with gusts up to 23 mph πŸ’¨πŸ’¨πŸ’¨. The dew point is 48 degrees. Temperatures will drop below freezing at Monday around 2 am. β˜ƒοΈ

Yesterday afternoon it rained and rained some more. 🌧 It was from the hurricane. Kept me from heading out of town this weekend. But that’s fine, I needed a quiet day on Saturday.

Went down to the park for a while yesterday, 🚢‍♀️ but didn’t want to get too far from home and get poured on. As when the rain came, it came. I ended up taking a nap last night and watching some Youtube videos on my phone. I’ve just been recovering from the week that was.

While I should do this more frequently, I finally checked …

While I should do this more frequently, I finally checked www.annualcreditreport.com, which is the US government’s authorized way to getting your annual credit report for free. No surprises here, but I have to admit I hadn’t checked it in quite a while.

I probably should check it more often – one of my credit cards I’ve had for years was closed last month due to inactivity. Which is fine, but it’s kind of good to know before I tried to use it somewhere. I don’t remember the bank notifying me about the closed account. Which means I now have less credit then probably most dogs in America, and while credit score is in the shitter because I told the bank to give me low credit limit far below was authorized, but I don’t care as I rarely buy things.

I should be more careful. One of my bank accounts passwords were hacked a while back (but stopped by two-way authentication and a call from the bank), and I had that issue with that gun that I tried to buy a few years back at a famously anti-second amendment Big Box retailer that is locally all around and famously shitty to do business. I was denied because I was told that I had previously tried to purchase it somewhere else as labeled a Straw Buyer in NICS over the transaction. I never got any answers on that from the store or the police department, but I think the clerk just entered the wrong store number. Yeah, I’m still bitter about that one.

Weather Update – November 10, 2022

Disappointed about the rain coming this weekend β˜”

I was so hoping to get out of town before rifle season. This morning is so pleasant, kind of the perfect mid November morning but cold weather is on the way next week but probably no snow.

Today.
Feels like …
October 12th.

Sunny

Sunny.

Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

and

63 degrees , 45 max dew point, 4:39
sunset.
Tonight.
Feels like …
October 9th.

Increasing Clouds

Increasing clouds.

South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

and

43 degrees , 6:40
sunrise.
Veterans Day.
Feels like …
September 30th.

Slight Chance of Rain then Rain

Rain, mainly after 1pm. High near 68. South wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

and

68 degrees , 60 max dew point, 4:38
sunset.
Friday Night.
Feels like …
July 31st.

Heavy Rain

Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 62. South wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

and

62 degrees , 65 max dew point, 6:41
sunrise.
Saturday.
Feels like …
October 7th.

Chance of Showers

A chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy.

Southwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

and

65 degrees , 64 max dew point, 4:37
sunset.
Saturday Night.
Feels like …
October 24th.

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly cloudy.

and

38 degrees , 6:43
sunrise.
Sunday.
Feels like …
November 18th.

Partly Sunny

Partly sunny.

and

48 degrees , 4:36
sunset.
Sunday Night.
Feels like …
November 23rd.

Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy.

and

29 degrees , 6:44
sunrise.
Monday.
Feels like …
December 3rd.

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny.

and

42 degrees , 4:35
sunset.
Monday Night.
Feels like …
December 7th.

Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy.

and

25 degrees , 6:45
sunrise.
Tuesday.
Feels like …
December 3rd.

Partly Sunny

Partly sunny.

and

42 degrees , 4:34
sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Feels like …
November 20th.

Chance of Rain/Snow then Chance of Snow

A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 40%.

and

30 degrees , 6:46
sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
November 25th.

Chance of Rain/Snow then Chance of Rain

A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny.

Chance of precipitation is 30%.

and

45 degrees , 4:33
sunset.
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