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D9 postseason provided plenty of thrills
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JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
Mar 03, 2020
The District 9 playoffs are now in the rearview mirror after beginning on what felt like only a few days earlier. This year’s postseason provided plen...
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Burchfield: Added protection for the birds of winter
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Feb 27, 2020
The wild birds that visit our backyard bird feeder provide us with hours of enjoyment. And we’re not alone. It is estimated that over 57 million house...
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Robertson: Lurking in the deep
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Feb 24, 2020
The statement has been made that we know more about the galaxy than we do our earth’s oceans. Though that statement may or may not be true it does bri...
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Dr. Krysten Schuler: Bradford native and wildlife researcher
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Feb 20, 2020
Wildlife, management of the resources, and sportsmen — coupled with science — is important for the wellbeing of a number of species. A good example is...
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Even McKillop was stunned by Davidson’s play
Basketball, College Sports, Columns, ...
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Feb 15, 2020
ST. BONAVENTURE — Maybe it was the date. After all, the Davidson College basketball team has won 13 straight games on Valentine’s Day, 10 of them unde...
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Barillo leaves golf legacy as a ‘swing guru’
Columns, Golf, Local Sports, ...
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Feb 13, 2020
The number of golfers he trained over a half-century as a PGA pro numbers well into the thousands. Jim Barillo not only owned a sweet swing, he also t...
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Burchfield: Powerful testimony given at PGC meeting
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Feb 13, 2020
The Pa. Game Commission’s January meeting sets the stage for proposed game law and regulation changes for the coming license year. Friday’s session in...
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Robertson: An all-around fishing pole?
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Feb 11, 2020
Today, the trend in fishing seems to be toward more and more specialized rods. Certainly technology plays a big part in this since the lighter, strong...
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Bonnies ‘duke’ way to big win over Duquesne
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J.P. BUTLER Special to the Era 
Feb 10, 2020
MOON TOWNSHIP — It was akin to the Rocky-Drago showdown at the end of Rocky IV. In a matchup of teams battling for position in the Atlantic 10 standin...
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Sager: Holiday visits and surprises
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ROGER SAGER Era Outdoors Columnist 
Feb 07, 2020
Now that we’re really into winter, I guess it’s a good time to reflect on the joys and surprises of the recent holidays and visits with friends. The f...
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Burchfield: Build a flintlock & rekindle the pioneer spirit
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Feb 06, 2020
The special flintlock deer season provides the catalyst that rekindles ancestral fires within the modern day hunter. This year, while hunting the snow...
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Robertson: Late small game
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jan 25, 2020
The snow is deep and crusty; the wind gnaws at your neck, nips your cheeks and stiffens your fingers. It is really not the most pleasant time of the y...
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Burchfield: The sportsman’s voice can be heard
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jan 23, 2020
You’ve got to give credit to those who attend. After all, providing public testimony at a Pa. Game Commission meeting takes guts. And that’s exactly w...
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Sager: Searching for a great slug gun
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ROGER SAGER Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jan 21, 2020
Although I’ve done most of my hunting in Pennsylvania, I’ve done quite a bit of it, especially for deer, in New York State, as well. This all started ...
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Pollock: notes on NFL title games; Adams
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jan 21, 2020
Some thoughts on the National Football League conference championship games and more on former Bonnie Jaylen Adams: — It’s not exactly what the NFL wa...
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The purple paint option to post land
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jan 16, 2020
Commonly referred to as the “Purple Paint Law”, House Bill 1772 will become a law in Pennsylvania on January 26. In the past, landowners posted their ...
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Robertson: The year ahead
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jan 11, 2020
Well, it’s that time of year when we look back at the past and forward to the future. You may wonder how this practice began. Believe it or not, the a...
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Top offseason priorities for Bills, Steelers
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO asambrotto@bradfordera.com 
Jan 08, 2020
When the Pittsburgh Steelers and Buffalo Bills met for their critical Sunday Night Football matchup on Dec. 15, both teams came in with a bundle of mo...
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