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Tracking and recovering a mature buck
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
November 7, 2026
I’ve already been on multiple extremely difficult blood trails this hunting season with my clients. So far, every recovery has been successful. Over t...
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Seeing the hunt through young eyes
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By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
October 24, 2026
Photo courtesy of Steve Sherk Jr. Blake Sherk joined his father, Steve, for a bowhunt that offered more than a chance at a deer — and reminded the lon...
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Poor acorn crop could mean later rut
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By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
October 10, 2026
For me and for many other hunters, the best time of the year is upon us. Fall is my favorite season, mostly because of it being hunting season. My pre...
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Local turkey flocks steady heading into fall
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By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
September 26, 2026
If you were to ask me a month ago how the turkey population was looking in our area, I would have said it was extremely poor. I observed several batch...
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Prepare now for a successful hunting season
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By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
September 5, 2026
Hunting season is officially open here in the Keystone State, at least if you are a goose hunter. Goose season came on Sept. 1 for those who didn’t kn...
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A magnificent transition
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By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
August 22, 2026
I love summertime, but my favorite season is fall. Right now most of us would agree we are still in the summer season; however, in nature, the signs o...
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Trail cameras provide valuable preseason deer intel
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By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
August 8, 2026
It’s that time of year when I start to shift gears more toward deer season and less toward fishing. The biggest factor for me when it comes to prepari...
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When the walleye bite slows, other fish offer plenty of action
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By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
July 18, 2026
As soon as July arrived, the walleye bite on the Allegheny Reservoir seemed to slow down. May and June were phenomenal months for catching numbers of ...
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Summer trail camera work can pay off in the fall
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By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
July 11, 2026
Some might wonder why a deer hunter would be running trail cameras this time of year, knowing deer season is still about three months away. But as tra...
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