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Starting a lively conversation among hunters is easy; just suggest that you surely know the best caliber for deer hunting. Spend a little time in a hu...

I t’s often referred to as finding a needle in a haystack. After all, locating shed antlers here in Pennsylvania was once considered a rarity. However...

The birds of winter provide us with a great deal of pleasure. After all, our feeding stations are situated 10 to 12 feet away on the opposite side of ...

The first day of the New Year almost always signifies a few things: some ambitious resolutions, writing the wrong year on your bills for a few weeks, ...

I burst through the door in a cloud of icy air, swirling snowflakes and extreme excitement. My face was flushed bright, beet red from the 15 degree te...

Like so many other hunters, the opening day of the traditional rifle season for deer brings with it a certain amount of excitement. Regardless if you ...

John Thornton Allen - self-made man, multi-millionaire, darling of the press, proud and egotistical - certainly appeared a man to be envied. But, John...

If there is one person who knows hunting with black powder firearms, it has to be Dave Ehrig. Dave has been hunting and writing about hunting with pri...

This is the time of the year when I, and maybe other outdoor photographers, slow down a bit. By slow down I mean regroup and figure out a plan for the...

The opening of Pennsylvania’s rifle season had been filled with surprises. A rain filled opening day, then temperature swings that facilitated snow co...

You could say it is a matter of pride. The game we bring home from the field provides quality meals that last throughout the winter. Fortunately many ...

The first day of rifle deer season is eagerly looked forward to; a special event. During the summer it’s merely a dream, so far off as to be barely im...

A few months ago, I wrote a column where I expressed cautious optimism about this year’s Buffalo Sabres team. I predicted the Sabres would improve upo...

The hunter had been sitting in the tree stand since daylight and hadn’t seen a deer. It was almost 1 p.m. now and cold, hunger and discouragement was ...

It’s a long drive to Osage Beach, Missouri, 16 to 17 hours in fact with good weather and minimum traffic problems. So it wasn’t surprising that Jim Zi...

Hunters have definite opinions about a lot of things, from the best rifle and caliber and everything else, right down to winter underwear. But come th...

This time of year those who harbor sporting dogs are in their glory. For months these canine companions have been, in many cases, looked upon as famil...

Writing this as the 49ers play the Raiders, although I went on record with a public Facebook post before kickoff that San Francisco would beat the Rai...

Ever since they experienced the dreadful lows of a 1-9 season back in 2015, the Bradford Owls have made strides in each successive year. They improved...

It was dark outside and those of us who hunted a short distance from camp had returned. Except for one. It wasn’t unexpected. After all, Joe always sq...