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UNIVERSITY PARK (TNS) — More than 80% of the whitetail deer in research conducted in Iowa from last December to January tested positive for the virus ...

U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson and a Democratic colleague have introduced a bill to research and manage the spread of chronic wasting disease, a contagious ...

WATCH FOR DEER: The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) is reminding drivers that autumn is the season when deer are on the move more ...

Hunting with a bow or compound puts an extra amount of responsibility on the hunter. Even a well hit deer can be devilishly hard to find. Many times, ...

Many ginseng collectors plant seeds of the endangered medical herb in the Pennsylvanian forests where they collect it, but that could have both positi...

Surveys and interviews of hunters, landowners, conservation officers and persons convicted of wildlife crime in eight states, including Pennsylvania, ...

While nearly a third of deer tested in Pennsylvania carried antibodies indicating they were exposed to COVID-19, the Pennsylvania Game Commission note...

(Editor’s note: This is the last outdoor column written by Roger Sager beforehis death on June 14. His children, Eric Sager and Suzi Marasco, transcri...

I’ve always thought that fishing has to be the biggest “gadget sport” I ever knew of. The proof of this is easily seen in the size of tackle boxes fil...

I am writing in response to Wade Robertson’s Feb. 27th column on “Tough Winter for Wildlife”. Wade is correct in that our current winter has been hars...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Juvenile white-tailed deer that strike out to find new home ranges — despite facing more risks — survive at about the same rate as t...

Steve Colley and I were going ice fishing. We parked and as I walked around the back of the truck and stepped off the road immediately went over my kn...

I recently had phone calls from two old friends in the same week. I really enjoy hearing from them and we had quite a bit to talk about, as old hunter...

Unlike the virus and fever we are currently concerned with, there’s an ailment that specifically targets hunters and can strike at any time: buck feve...

Lake Of The Ozarks, Missouri. This huge lake is known nationally for its great bass fishing, stretching some 92 miles, creating a mind boggling 1,150 ...

My interest in ammunition and ballistics started early in my shooting career. As a kid, I pestered my father until he agreed to take me to a friend’s ...

Our favorite memories are filled with many things. Sights, sounds, smells, friends and family, longed for anticipations and, of course, sweetest of al...

KANE — Two Mount Jewett men are facing 30 counts each relating to shooting 5 white-tailed deer out of season last year. Charles Yocum Jr., 22, of 145 ...

Even amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 figures to present some unique opportunities to local deer hunters. The annual buck rifle season gets underway...

Deer season didn’t seem to be such a long, drawn out affair years ago. Few hunted archery, the camps were full and the great majority of hunters looke...