Outdoors

There was no time, really, to question whether this was a good idea. Thursday, May 1, I found myself among 20 state conservation officer trainees, wal...

Provided Mike Dietz and Peach (left) are shown with bird dog trainer Jonathan Wirth. Individual bird dog training offered at Rolfe Beagle Club JOHNSON...

Pop Hayes and I sat quietly in camp after a big breakfast of bacon, eggs and home fries, just the two of us. That’s a breakfast I loved then and still...

Whether in their backyards or high on a mountain, it’s almost certain Pennsylvanians will encounter young wildlife this time of year. While some young...

You must have to have a screw or two loose to hunt spring gobblers. You never know what can and will go wrong or when, to your complete disbelief, eve...

BEAR GRASS, N.C. (TNS) — As difficult as it is to bag a spring gobbler, veteran turkey hunters enjoy upping the ante and adding to the challenge. For ...

Can you believe spring gobbler is upon us once again? It seems to take forever for trout season to finally roll around and break winter’s deadlock, th...

The sun was pushing its way over the far eastern fringe of trees, the sky a bright, brilliant, yellow gold. I stood quietly, listening to the stream b...

It is amazing what lengths human beings will go to hoping to find happiness. Unfortunately, many of the directions this takes them are dangerous and d...

I’m constantly touched by my readers’ kindness. They’ve always been a tremendous support and if it weren’t for your kind and sincere comments I wouldn...

On my recent visit to my daughter in Rhode Island, Julie wanted to know what activity might interest me on my birthday, it being Saturday. Since my bi...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission filled two important vacancies in recent months with the hiring of two new bureau directors. Timothy Haydt, who had w...

A state senator's bill would fully repealPennsylvania’s prohibition on Sunday hunting, transferring full authority over wildlife management decisions ...

Pennsylvania hunters and members of waterfowl organizations have several options to ask questions and voice opinions on the 2025-26 proposed migratory...

I've been considering the factors that kept one hunting rifle sitting in the gun safe while another accompanied you afield. It's your favorite rifle, ...

U.S. senator from New York is sponsoring legislation to raise the minimum age to purchase military-style semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity ammuni...

My father was very frugal. Many thought him cheap. Dad surely hated to spend a penny if he could somehow fandangle something together rather than buy ...

For Northern Tier of Pennsylvania residents who snowmobile but don't have registrations in New York state, opportunities are coming up to ride for fre...

If I stop and listen in a quiet place, far from the rush of our modern world and its incessant noise and bustle, a faint pull is felt. It’s almost ima...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced Wednesday an additional chronic wasting disease-positive deer has been detected in the northeastern part of...