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    UPDATE: Write-in votes making a difference in the primary
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    UPDATE: Write-in votes making a difference in the primary
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    May 21, 2025
    Unofficial results from the McKean County primary election are in — except for the write-ins. Countywide voter turnout was just 18.68% in total. There...
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    Keeping focus on the fun
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    Keeping focus on the fun
    WADE ROBERTSON 
    May 22, 2025
    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...
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    Individual bird dog training offered at Rolfe Beagle Club
    Articles, Outdoors
    Individual bird dog training offered at Rolfe Beagle Club
    May 22, 2025
    Provided Mike Dietz and Peach (left) are shown with bird dog trainer Jonathan Wirth. Individual bird dog training offered at Rolfe Beagle Club JOHNSON...
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    I walked into woods with dozens of deadly rattlesnakes and lived to tell about it
    Articles, Outdoors
    I walked into woods with dozens of deadly rattlesnakes and lived to tell about it
    KURT BRESSWEIN The Express-Times, Easton 
    May 22, 2025
    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...
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    Springtime alert: Leave young wildlife alone
    Outdoors, Outdoors, Sports
    Springtime alert: Leave young wildlife alone
    May 15, 2025
    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...
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    Spring gobblers: Crazily unpredictable
    Outdoors, Outdoors, Sports
    Spring gobblers: Crazily unpredictable
    WADE ROBERTSON 
    May 14, 2025
    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...
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    Combination of SA-410 and TSS load more than match for Carolina gobbler
    Outdoors, Outdoors
    Combination of SA-410 and TSS load more than match for Carolina gobbler
    DOYLE DIETZ Republican & Herald, Pottsville 
    May 08, 2025
    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 ...
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    It’s almost gobbler time!
    Outdoors, Outdoors, Sports
    It’s almost gobbler time!
    WADE ROBERTSON 
    May 01, 2025
    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...
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    Stay patient when landing trophy fish
    Outdoors, Outdoors, Sports
    Stay patient when landing trophy fish
    WADE ROBERTSON 
    Mar 27, 2025
    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...
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    A search for happiness
    Local News, News, Outdoors
    A search for happiness
    WADE ROBERTSON 
    Mar 20, 2025
    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...
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    Growing in love together
    News, Outdoors, Outdoors
    Growing in love together
    WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
    Mar 13, 2025
    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...
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    Walking the road of freedom
    Local News, Outdoors, Outdoors
    Walking the road of freedom
    WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
    Mar 06, 2025
    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...
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    Officials fill key roles with Pennsylvania Game Commission
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    Officials fill key roles with Pennsylvania Game Commission
    Mar 05, 2025
    The Pennsylvania Game Commission filled two important vacancies in recent months with the hiring of two new bureau directors. Timothy Haydt, who had w...
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    Erie County senator’s bill would fully repeal Pa. ban on Sunday hunting
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    Erie County senator’s bill would fully repeal Pa. ban on Sunday hunting
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Mar 03, 2025
    A state senator's bill would fully repealPennsylvania’s prohibition on Sunday hunting, transferring full authority over wildlife management decisions ...
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    PGC accepting comments on waterfowl seasons
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    PGC accepting comments on waterfowl seasons
    Feb 26, 2025
    Pennsylvania hunters and members of waterfowl organizations have several options to ask questions and voice opinions on the 2025-26 proposed migratory...
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    The best caliber
    Outdoors, Outdoors, Sports
    The best caliber
    WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
    Feb 26, 2025
    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, ...
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    NY senator: Bill would raise age limit for buying assault weapons
    Local News, News, Outdoors
    NY senator: Bill would raise age limit for buying assault weapons
    Feb 20, 2025
    U.S. senator from New York is sponsoring legislation to raise the minimum age to purchase military-style semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity ammuni...
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    Remembering Dad’s ill-fated sled ski
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    Remembering Dad’s ill-fated sled ski
    WADE ROBERTSON 
    Feb 20, 2025
    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 ...
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    New York waiving snowmobile registration for non-residents in upcoming weekends
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    New York waiving snowmobile registration for non-residents in upcoming weekends
    Feb 19, 2025
    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...
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    Hearing again the call of Africa
    Local News, News, Outdoors
    Hearing again the call of Africa
    WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
    Feb 13, 2025
    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...
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    CWD-positive deer found in Carbon County
    Local News, News, Outdoors
    CWD-positive deer found in Carbon County
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Feb 13, 2025
    The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced Wednesday an additional chronic wasting disease-positive deer has been detected in the northeastern part of...
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    By REBECCA NORTON RYAN  Penn State Extension Master Gardener  
    May 22, 2025
    While picking up your annual plants, the geraniums, petunias and vines, at the garden center you may see perennial Shasta daisies, peonies or hollyhoc...
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    Bird dog training successful at Rolfe Beagle Club
    Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports, ...
    Bird dog training successful at Rolfe Beagle Club
    May 22, 2025
    JOHNSONBURG —  “It was awesome to have great training grounds and access to people with the training skills I wanted,” said Mike Dietz, a bird dog han...
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    Keeping focus on the fun
    Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
    Keeping focus on the fun
    By WADE ROBERTSON 
    May 22, 2025
    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...
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    Restocking pill bags and boxes
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    May 22, 2025
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    Years of horrific abuse have required a lifetime of recovery
    Lifestyles
    Years of horrific abuse have required a lifetime of recovery
    May 22, 2025
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    ‘Round the Square: The Civilian Conservation Corps
    News, Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: The Civilian Conservation Corps
    May 22, 2025
    CCC: A recent Lumber Heritage Region newsletter had a fascinating story we wanted to share. It's about the Civilian Conservation Corps, the CCC, launc...
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