Outdoors

It’s that time of year when I start to shift gears more toward deer season and less toward fishing. The biggest factor for me when it comes to prepari...

ANDOVER, N.Y. — The 35th annual Kids Fishing Contest will be held Aug. 15 at the Town of Andover Wetlands Project ponds on Route 21. Fishing will take...

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By some remarkable convolution of time, it's August 2026. Just where the previous months went, I’m not sure, but the days are growing shorter and arch...

WARREN — The Allegheny National Forest is proposing changes to permit fees for the Allegheny off-highway vehicle trail system. Under the proposal, the...

JOHNSONBURG — Rolfe Beagle Club will host the fifth annual Phil Fitch Memorial Chukar Challenge from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 19 at 1016 Long Level R...

JOHNSONBURG — Jim Pennington Jr., president of the Rolfe Beagle Club, announced that the club will once again offer its popular Coyote and Crow Hunt o...

As Pennsylvania’s elk rut approaches, wildlife enthusiasts can once again experience one of the most anticipated natural events in the state. The Penn...

Hunting pheasants with my grandfather, Arthur Hayes, and Ken Lorch during my late teens was incredibly important to my upbringing. Here I was exposed,...

Brayden Frair (15:52) and Sydney March (20:22) finished first during the 25th annual Vig Memorial 5K run/walk, which was held Sunday. Female winners a...

It was about this time of year last year when my son and I were trolling crankbaits for walleyes down by Kinzua Dam in well over 100 feet of water. Ou...

Pennsylvania may now have more ospreys than in pre-Colonial times, according to a biologist with the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Osprey nest reports...

I sat quietly as the light gradually increased, the far ridge top growing from an indistinct blur into a sharp, knife-edge silhouette against the dawn...

As soon as July arrived, the walleye bite on the Allegheny Reservoir seemed to slow down. May and June were phenomenal months for catching numbers of ...

I’m pleased to see more and more kayaks and canoes on the waters today. Not only do these pollution-free watercraft eliminate the roar of engines, the...

Zach Brody claimed the Iron Grouse Trophy on Saturday, topping a field of more than 80 shooters during the second annual Iron Grouse Shoot at the Brad...

Some might wonder why a deer hunter would be running trail cameras this time of year, knowing deer season is still about three months away. But as tra...

The long-forgotten pond was thickly ringed with brush and aspen trees, its steep sides interspersed with patches of poison ivy and oak. Located beside...

COUDERSPORT — A limited number of openings remain for the Ruffed Grouse Society's Women's Introduction to Wingshooting Program, which will be held thi...

Summer is upon us and with it, warmer weather and warmer water temperatures. The first thing to recognize is that the fish are changing their habits n...