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As I have mentioned in earlier articles, people with obsessions — those who literally eat, drink and sleep their passions — are fascinating studies. W...

It’s spring gobbler season once again. Good grief. It’s a fact that few spring turkey hunters make it through the entire season without missing many m...

Did you get your bird? How many times will that question be asked over the course of spring gobbler season? It's hard to tell. Just asking that questi...

Over the last few decades, hunting spring gobblers has changed. Gone are the days when 12-gauge high brass loads were the only rounds you could use, b...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania hunters posted their highest overall deer harvest in 15 years when they took 389,431 deer during the state’s 2019-20 hunting...

Wildlife, management of the resources, and sportsmen — coupled with science — is important for the wellbeing of a number of species. A good example is...

The Pa. Game Commission’s January meeting sets the stage for proposed game law and regulation changes for the coming license year. Friday’s session in...

Now that we’re really into winter, I guess it’s a good time to reflect on the joys and surprises of the recent holidays and visits with friends. The f...

If you’ve read any hunting magazines or watched any hunting shows on TV in the past 20 years or so, it comes as no surprise to learn that there are fe...

“Making a list and checking it twice” is a phrase commonly referred to this time of year. However my special list doesn’t revolve around Christmas. In...

As a somewhat old-fashioned guy, I’m usually all about tradition. And for most of my life, the chief tradition around which my whole year revolved was...

Mature bucks: they are out there and they can be tough to take. However, for those willing to kick their skills up a notch, you just might find your t...

The rut begins in October when the air turns crisp and leaves begin to fall. Occasionally, during a full moon on a windless night this time of year yo...

The game pole is where hunters gather this time of year, especially after a black bear or a white-tailed deer has been retrieved from the field. As th...

A Saturday opener for the firearms deer season and the possibility of more older bucks throughout the Commonwealth have many Pennsylvanians excited ab...

Gary Clark lives in Emporium. Whenever I look at those narrow valleys and very steep, tall, hillsides I always shudder. I’d hate to climb those sharpl...

Are you willing to hunt on a mix of public and privately owned lands with a better than average chance of taking a nice buck? If so, there is a 74,000...

RIDGWAY — A hunter who was reported missing at 9:39 p.m. Friday in the area of Bear Creek and Hallton Ridgeway roads in Spring Creek Township was foun...

Changes to Pennsylvania’s big game hunting season relating to October offers a wide range of opportunities. The regular archery season opened for deer...

KANE — The Allegheny Chapter (Kane) of the Ruffed Grouse Society will finish off its training for new hunters who want to learn how to hunt upland bir...