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Robertson: The musts of archery hunting
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Oct 19, 2019
Any hunter worth his salt comes to love and respect the creatures he hunts. Though this may seem a contradiction, it isn’t. Hunters come to know in in...
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Sager: Of course you need a new scope
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ROGER SAGER rogersager@gmail.com 
Oct 01, 2019
At the time I’m writing this, I suppose most hunters have marked their calendars with the starting dates for our hunting seasons to begin another year...
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Tree stand safety — an important part of the hunt
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
Sep 12, 2019
Archery season is close at hand, so it won’t be long until stands will be placed and made ready for use. However, of late “tree stands,” as they are r...
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Weekend in the Wilds to begin Friday
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Jul 02, 2019
The Cameron County Chamber of Commerce is quacking up. Just take a look at the chamber office — with its inflatable duck wearing sunglasses peeking ou...
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Robertson: Interesting turkey call
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jun 29, 2019
The big Tom gobbled on the roost while it was still dark, and I slid in closer. It slowly grew lighter and the turkey continued to gobble — in fact, h...
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Hunting licences to go on sale June 17
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
Jun 13, 2019
Hunting & Trapping Digest again will be given free to all license buyers. Why wait any longer? Licenses for the 2019-20 hunting and furtaking seasons ...
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Robertson: Why hunters quit
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WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Jun 08, 2019
My turkey hunting partner, Scott Neely, and I were talking the other day. We hadn’t seen a single hunter in close to two weeks. The only tire tracks o...
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Burchfield: Hot or cold and unpredictable
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
May 23, 2019
When it comes to hunting spring turkeys, birds will be taken every day of the season. However it’s hard to agree with that statement if you’ve been hu...
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Burchfield: What works best and when
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
May 09, 2019
It seems like it happens to turkey hunters every spring. Midway through and toward the end of gobbler season the birds just seem to go quiet. It’s fru...
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Late rally lifts Elk Catholic over Coudy, 5-3
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JOEL WHETZEL jmwwvu@gmail.com 
May 02, 2019
ST. MARYS -- Hunter Cashmer spun a gem on the mound for Elk County Catholic, and in return, his teammates rewarded him with a late rally to lift the C...
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Turkey hunting — too much or not enough
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Special to The Era 
May 02, 2019
For decades, spring gobbler hunters have sought out the biggest and the best. Early on the 12 gauge up to the 10 gauge with powerful shot shells to ma...
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Robertson: Gobblers and perseverance
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
Apr 27, 2019
Anyone who has read my columns on turkey hunting knows my feelings on the subject; spring gobbler hunting can be a long, drawn out torture! Many suffe...
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Pa. rifle season for deer moves to Saturday opener
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Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
Apr 10, 2019
Pennsylvania’s rifle season for deer will start on a Saturday rather than the traditional Monday beginning this fall. The Pennsylvania Game Commission...
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Sager: More bears I’ve known
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ROGER SAGER Era Outdoors Columnist 
Mar 20, 2019
I have a friend who made a good shot on a buck in archery season a few years ago. He was hunting in the woods not far from his home and he was pretty ...
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Burchfield: Seldom seen and sometimes heard
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Special to The Era 
Jan 24, 2019
This time of year there’s no shortage of talk about coyotes. They’ve been around for decades. I suppose a blanket of snow on the ground provides a vis...
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Burchfield: Lost can be found this time of year
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Special to The Era 
Jan 17, 2019
I t’s often referred to as finding a needle in a haystack. After all, locating shed antlers here in Pennsylvania was once considered a rarity. However...
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Burchfield: Why hunt only six days a week?
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CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Special to The Era 
Dec 26, 2018
Like so many other hunters, the opening day of the traditional rifle season for deer brings with it a certain amount of excitement. Regardless if you ...
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Post first day hunts can be very productive
Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Special to The Era 
Nov 29, 2018
The end of the first week of the rifle deer season brought with it mixed results. Weather conditions always play a hand in how we greet the day. And w...
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Deer hunting basics
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WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
Nov 24, 2018
The hunter had been sitting in the tree stand since daylight and hadn’t seen a deer. It was almost 1 p.m. now and cold, hunger and discouragement was ...
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