Outdoors

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...

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. ...

The alarm blared at 3:45 a.m., the strident sound cutting into my sleep. My entire body revolted; I’d been cuddled beneath warm blankets, in blissful ...

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...

Carlyle Conn, a University of Pittsburgh at Bradford alumnus and former competitive marksman, has created an endowed fund to enhance the operations an...

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...

JOHNSONBURG — Volunteers from the RGS Upland Bird Hunt Chapter, American Woodcock Society, Pheasants Forever and the Rolfe Beagle Club hosted an indiv...

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, one thing that benefits from a lot of rain is whitetail antler growth. So far this spring, we’ve had a ton ...

The spinner arced across the stream, landing a foot from the bank. I flipped the rod tip up to start the blade, lowered the rod and began the retrieve...

UNIVERSITY PARK — A new Penn State study suggests hunters participating in Pennsylvania’s Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) care more about ha...

HARRISBURG — Moshannon State Forest expanded recently with the addition of Bilgers Rocks, a 173‑acre Clearfield County property known for its massive ...

For the last several months I’ve debated on writing about criticism in the hunting and fishing world. Every year, it seems like people get more critic...

It’s an interesting facet of human nature, we all love to appear in our best light, as accomplished as possible. There are few better feelings than so...

WILCOX — The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance will host a free Take Kids Fishing Day on Saturday at Twin Lakes, offering local families a chance to learn fi...