Outdoors

Cracking the code on finicky walleyes
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Jun 13, 2026
Walleyes are among the best eating fish on the planet. They are my favorite fish to eat and my favorite fish to catch. The walleye is also one of the ...
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Women’s wingshooting program planned in Coudersport
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
Jun 11, 2026
COUDERSPORT — The Ruffed Grouse Society will offer its Women’s Introduction to Wingshooting program in northcentral Pennsylvania this summer. The prog...
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Outdoors: Why am I driven to write?
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
Jun 10, 2026
Serious writers are a unique set of individuals. Without exception, everyone has something to say and an internal driving force to do so. I’ve thought...
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Trophies swimming in the Allegheny Reservoir
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Jun 06, 2026
I've never been one to hook a lot of big fish, but whenever I get out on the Allegheny Reservoir, I often wonder how many state-record fish are swimmi...
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Wade Robertson earns 4 first-place writing awards
Local News, News, Outdoors
Jun 05, 2026
Outdoors writer Wade Robertson, whose columns appear weekly in the Olean Times Herald and The Bradford Era newspapers, received four first-place writi...
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Walleye tournament to benefit local family
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
Jun 05, 2026
The annual Tommy Frontino Memorial Walleye Fishing Tournament will be held Sunday, based at the Corydon Township Fire Hall. Each year, the tournament ...
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A true Turkey Whisperer
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
Jun 04, 2026
For spring gobbler season, May 2026 was the most difficult I can remember — and some excellent hunters I know never bagged a bird. To quote an extreme...
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Fawn population offers clues to deer health, the rut
Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
May 30, 2026
One of the most beautiful sights to see in the wild this time of year is a newborn fawn. So far this spring, I’ve seen at least a half dozen of them. ...
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Learn your game’s language
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By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
May 23, 2026
One thing I’ve really enjoyed this year while turkey hunting and being in the woods as the sun starts to rise are the sounds of the forest coming to l...
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Outdoors: Someone to look up to
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
May 21, 2026
As the years stretch out and the view in the rearview mirror appears considerably longer than the road you see stretching ahead, one becomes more intr...
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Successful bird dog training at Rolfe Beagle Club
Local Sports, Outdoors
May 19, 2026
JOHNSONBURG — Volunteers from the RGS Upland Bird Hunt Chapter, American Woodcock Society, Pheasants Forever and the Rolfe Beagle Club hosted an indiv...
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