grouse

In my opinion, one of the most challenging game species to hunt is the ruffed grouse. In all my years hunting grouse, I never once got a limit. If you...

ST. MARYS — The public is invited to participate in one of two drumming surveys for ruffed grouse to be completed from mid-April to early-May. These s...

I’m appreciating the sights and sounds of springtime this year — the peepers in the roadside ditches, the morning calls of the cardinals, seeing the d...

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. — It's been a while since the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources had a specific biologist whose main focus is on upland bi...

What’s that noise I wondered? At first I thought it was an immature catbird, but there was something a little too loud, not reedy enough about the sou...

The snow is deep and crusty; the wind gnaws at your neck, nips your cheeks and stiffens your fingers. It is really not the most pleasant time of the y...

There are 20 State Forest Districts in Pennsylvania. The largest, Susquehannock State Forest, is located within portions of McKean, Potter, and Clinto...

INTRUDERS: “The city may think it owns Reservoir 5, but this bird is pretty sure the humans who visit there are intruders.” This “Lord of the Manor” m...

One thing I’ve come to appreciate are the superstitions almost all hunters have. We’re all either barely out of the cave or have come to recognize tha...

My brother, Gary Robertson, and I were excited. Uncle Chuck was in from New York City and since he’d grown up in Bradford, living in the Big Apple wit...

KANE — The Roach-Bauer Forestry Forum will host two speakers on Oct. 5 at the Kane Country Club. Speakers will present the latest information on an in...

WARREN — A forest landowners’ workshop called “Working in Your Woods, a Bird’s Eye View” is scheduled for June in Bradford. The workshop will be held ...

I sat hunched behind the wheel as the wind howled and billowing clouds of falling and drifting snow blew across the road in front of me. Visibility wa...