Outdoors

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...

(This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive look at the incredible people, beautiful places, ...

By some remarkable convolution of time, it's August 2026. Just where the previous months went, I’m not sure, but the days are growing shorter and arch...

WARREN — The Allegheny National Forest is proposing changes to permit fees for the Allegheny off-highway vehicle trail system. Under the proposal, the...

JOHNSONBURG — Rolfe Beagle Club will host the fifth annual Phil Fitch Memorial Chukar Challenge from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 19 at 1016 Long Level R...

JOHNSONBURG — Jim Pennington Jr., president of the Rolfe Beagle Club, announced that the club will once again offer its popular Coyote and Crow Hunt o...

As Pennsylvania’s elk rut approaches, wildlife enthusiasts can once again experience one of the most anticipated natural events in the state. The Penn...

Hunting pheasants with my grandfather, Arthur Hayes, and Ken Lorch during my late teens was incredibly important to my upbringing. Here I was exposed,...