Outdoors

Going on a bear hunt: Smart, elusive game tests hunters’ skill
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
Smart, elusive game tests hunters’ skill
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Nov 22, 2025
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...
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Outdoors: Angel on my shoulder
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
Nov 20, 2025
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...
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Hill harvests bull elk
Outdoors
Nov 18, 2025
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...
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Don’t overthink it
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Nov 15, 2025
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 ...
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Handloading: Crafting perfection
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
Nov 13, 2025
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...
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KQDC to operate two check stations
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
Hunters get deer aged, weighed for free
Nov 13, 2025
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...
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Trail cam truth: October outpaces November
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Nov 08, 2025
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...
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Small game, big lessons
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Nov 01, 2025
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 ...
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Death by rainbow trout? Almost
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
Oct 22, 2025
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...
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Early doe season could make a hunter for life
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Oct 18, 2025
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. ...
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Life is an endless series of stories
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
Oct 16, 2025
“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...
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Trail cams can help or hurt
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Oct 11, 2025
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...
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African heartbeat
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
Oct 09, 2025
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...
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Pa.’s junior pheasant season coming up this weekend
Local News, News, Outdoors, ...
Oct 08, 2025
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 ...
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Archery opener means go time
Local News, Local Sports, Outdoors
By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
Oct 04, 2025
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...
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The ‘must do’s’ after an archery shot
Outdoors, Sports
By WADE ROBERTSON 
Oct 02, 2025
Reacting properly after your shot is a critical decision often made under extreme excitement and emotion. Trophy antlers make even seasoned hunters go...
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