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Sager: It’s OK to like your revolver
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ROGER SAGER rogerjsager@gmail.com 
Jul 12, 2019
Unless you’ve been on a distant planet for the past several decades, it should come as no surprise that semi-auto handguns have dominated the self-def...
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Burchfield: Trail hiking provides a unique getaway
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jul 04, 2019
Over the years setting boot tracks across places less traveled has served me well. Fact is, traveling to unfamiliar ridges and valleys across the stat...
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Robertson: The joys of panfish
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jun 22, 2019
A bright Rhode Island sun beamed down on the water, a thousand facets of light sparkling and reflecting off the tiny waves a rusting wind pushed playf...
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Best catch is not always the biggest fish caught
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jun 20, 2019
It's not always the size of the fish caught that matters. That statement may seem contrary to popular belief, especially when it comes to the fishing ...
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Burchfield: Herons are becoming more visible
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jun 13, 2019
Wildlife populations are booming. That’s the way it should be come this time of year. But it didn’t happen overnight. After all, during the second mon...
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Robertson: Why hunters quit
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jun 08, 2019
My turkey hunting partner, Scott Neely, and I were talking the other day. We hadn’t seen a single hunter in close to two weeks. The only tire tracks o...
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Robertson: Unexpected silver
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Sports Columnist 
Jun 01, 2019
Life, it seems, is often filled with well-intentioned promises which never come to pass. You make them in all sincerity and are determined to carry th...
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Robertson: Turkey-deer interactions
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
May 25, 2019
The human mind is a curious thing. Capable of astonishing accomplishments, it is also sometimes stubbornly inflexible. Many times, once a belief is fi...
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Sager: Equipment failures — Part II
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ROGER SAGER Era Outdoors Columnist 
May 24, 2019
I was once betrayed by a rather pricey archery release while practicing just before the season started. Being young and maybe a bit macho, I was shoot...
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Burchfield: Hot or cold and unpredictable
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
May 23, 2019
When it comes to hunting spring turkeys, birds will be taken every day of the season. However it’s hard to agree with that statement if you’ve been hu...
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Cleveland is a fitting final spot for Beilein
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JOEL WHETZEL jwhetzel@bradfordera.com 
May 15, 2019
John Beilein’s hiring within the Cleveland Cavaliers organization certainly came as a surprise, but make no mistake, it made a lot of sense for each s...
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Sager: Equipment failures in the woods — Part I
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ROGER SAGER Era Outdoors Columnist 
May 14, 2019
Decades ago, I killed my first buck and I remember the details vividly. The season before that success was an experience I’d like to forget. Hunting a...
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About missing
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ROGER SAGER rogerjsager@gmail.com 
Apr 26, 2019
I think we all love to hit and hate to miss. Whether it’s the solid whack of a bat on a baseball, the satisfying explosion of a perfect strike in bowl...
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An updated review of PA’s elk range
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Apr 25, 2019
The Pennsylvania Wilds extends across 12 ½ counties in North-central Pennsylvania. There you’ll find over 2 million acres of publicly-owned land. This...
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Buccos baseball and buyer’s remorse
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JOEL WHETZEL jmwwvu@gmail.com 
Apr 22, 2019
In the waning moments of the trade deadline last season, Pittsburgh made a splash by trading for Tampa Bay Rays ace pitcher Chris Archer in exchange f...
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Pens’ sweep could be blessing in disguise
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ANTHONY SAMBROTTO erasambrotto@gmail.com 
Apr 18, 2019
If you’re like me, you probably have about 10 things throughout the house that need fixing. A leaky faucet, a loose doorknob, etc. But you never reall...
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Adventures of a wildlife photographer: Spring at last
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ROCKY HOLLAND Era Outdoors Columnist 
Apr 17, 2019
For anyone who loves nature photography, the best time of the year for you is right around the corner. The early spring is always my favorite, with re...
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Robertson: Perch moving
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Apr 13, 2019
With the ice off Lake Chautauqua all thoughts turn to crappies and perch. However, it’s still April and the weather is always something to be concerne...
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