Outdoors

Even though we aren’t yet to the middle of summer, most mast crops are starting to develop. I always like to make my rounds in my hunting areas throug...

Two black bears recently roamed through Irish Hollow in Smethport, where Dr. David Comes photographed them from his porch.

Each June, dedicated volunteers with the NCTA Allegheny National Forest Chapter plan, organize, and host the Allegheny 100 Challenge. The A-100 is an ...

A group of us were hunting snowshoe rabbits near Kennedy Springs some years back. It was the day after Christmas and we were all eager to get outside ...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced that its new hunting and trapping licenses for the 2026-27 seasons will go on sale Monday at 8...

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 ...

COUDERSPORT — The Ruffed Grouse Society will offer its Women’s Introduction to Wingshooting program in northcentral Pennsylvania this summer. The prog...

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...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State Extension will offer “Venison 101,” a blended course designed to help hunters optimize their harvest by offering a compre...

The Bradford Community Pride Lions Club will host its sixth annual free kids fishing derby 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Registration starts at 9 at Mari...

HARRISBURG – Legislation aimed at bringing those born in Pennsylvania home for hunting and outdoor recreation has passed the Senate. “Pennsylvania out...

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...

Outdoors writer Wade Robertson, whose columns appear weekly in the Olean Times Herald and The Bradford Era newspapers, received four first-place writi...

The annual Tommy Frontino Memorial Walleye Fishing Tournament will be held Sunday, based at the Corydon Township Fire Hall. Each year, the tournament ...

The Pennsylvania Great Outdoors Visitors Bureau (PAGO) has released its new Wild Elk Gravel Route Network brochure and map. The brochure promotes the ...

HARRISBURG – With ATV riding season underway, state Reps. Clint Owlett, R-Wellsboro, and Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, highlight the latest cooperativ...

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...

BENEZETTE — The Keystone Elk Country Alliance has received funding through the Pennsylvania Wilds Center for Entrepreneurship's Community Engagement M...