Outdoors

JOHNSONBURG — Hunters harvested 21 coyotes and eleven crows during the 2026 Rolfe Beagle Club's 10-day Statewide Coyote and Crow Hunt. The event, held...

ELDRED — A hunter/trapper education class will be offered at the Eldred Conservation Club from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. All participants must be at ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State researchers are studying a tapeworm found in Pennsylvania wildlife that can spread to dogs and humans. Echinococcus often...

Near Benezette, September daylight slowly dissolves the darkness, the world evolving from impenetrable black, to dark grey, indistinct forms gradually...

CLEARFIELD — Six new all-terrain vehicle connector routes have been approved in Elk and Potter counties, expanding access to the Elk County Trail of D...

JOHNSONBURG — Sept. 15 is the final day to register for the Phil Fitch Memorial Chukar Challenge, scheduled for Sept. 19. The Rolfe Birddoggers will h...

Hunting season is officially open here in the Keystone State, at least if you are a goose hunter. Goose season came on Sept. 1 for those who didn’t kn...

This remarkable story took place around 10 years ago, on a late Friday afternoons. Our canoe was drifting easily over the blue waters, the entire week...

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is accepting applications for its fall round of Motorized Trails and Recreation gran...

The Lumber Heritage Region is inviting individuals, families and teams to explore Pennsylvania history through its Lumber Heritage Quests, offered in ...

It's still late August, but the Pennsylvania Game Commission reminds hunters that opening day for Pennsylvania’s 2026-27 hunting seasons is Tuesday — ...

JOHNSONBURG — Sept. 2 is the registration deadline for the Rolfe Beagle Club’s 13th annual statewide coyote and crow hunt. The 10-day hunt will be hel...

We’d risen in the pitch black of the predawn and driven 20 minutes to the area we were hunting that morning, splitting up to cover different areas of ...

CLEARFIELD — Bruce Hartzfeld of Treasure Lake picked up his first Penn-Ohio Pro Stock Feature of the season Friday night at Hidden Valley Speedway whi...

I love summertime, but my favorite season is fall. Right now most of us would agree we are still in the summer season; however, in nature, the signs o...

The Pennsylvania Game and Fish and Boat commissions are seeking public input on the state's Wildlife Action Plan — a blueprint that will inform fish, ...

ANDOVER, N.Y. — The Andover Wetlands Annual Kids Fishing Contest celebrated its 35th anniversary with 111 participants from communities across New Yor...

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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