Outdoors

The Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative (KQDC) announced that a limited number of Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) coupons remain available withi...

Today marks the opening of bear season in Pennsylvania. I’ve seen more bears this fall than I can ever remember, but that doesn’t mean hunters will ha...

The headlights cut the blackness as I approached the turnoff. Leaves swirled across the road, the strong gusty wind whirling them in circles. I parked...

Photo submitted Dave Hill harvested this 8 x 7 bull elk on Nov. 7 in Elk Hunt Zone 6, Benezette of the PA General Game Commission Herd Management Hunt...

Between guiding and having a lot of friends who love to hunt, the biggest mistake I see hunters make is overthinking most strategies and scenarios. I ...

Back when I was much younger, factory ammunition more often than not left something to be desired when it came to accuracy. Col. Townsend Whelen’s fam...

The Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative (KQDC) will operate two deer check stations this year on state routes 59 and 346 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 29 an...

We’re finally into the heat of bow season. The rut is in full swing and the temperatures are finally staying cold on a consistent basis. Nationwide, N...

While it’s been more than 25 years since I’ve hunted squirrels, I’ve done a fair amount with my son this fall. Introducing my son to squirrel hunting ...

The McKean County Rifle Club will be holding a new member orientation this Saturday at 8:30 A.M. Membership accepted at this session will be good thro...

As human beings we see many unexpected things transpire in our lives. The old saying: Truth is stranger than fiction,  is absolutely true and just thi...

Oct. 18 to 25 is when muzzleloader hunters can hunt antlerless deer in Pennsylvania. Youth and senior hunters can rifle hunt for antlerless deer Oct. ...

“Oh, he’s just telling stories,” someone commented. I was shocked; why had this person spoken so? Was it jealousy of the attention it drew to the stor...

The one thing that has made deer hunting more fun and enjoyable for me more recently has been running trail cameras. Trail cams are a game changer for...

Something's absent since I’ve returned from Africa. My luggage wasn’t lost and though there was a temporary mixup in Paris where the baggage people co...

KANE — Emily Boyd, small game mammal specialist with the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC), was the keynote speaker at the Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum...

Break out the brush pants, your favorite shotgun and, of course, a fluorescent orange hat and vest. Pennsylvania’s pheasant season is winging its way ...

The opening day of the Pennsylvania archery season has always been the start to my hunting season. When the archery opener arrives, I know it’s go tim...

JOHNSONBURG — Rolfe Beagle Club, an active bird dog and sportsmen’s group in Johnsonburg, completed the fourth segment of an intensive wetland improve...

Reacting properly after your shot is a critical decision often made under extreme excitement and emotion. Trophy antlers make even seasoned hunters go...