hunting

The opening of spring gobbler season on the 28th of April brings with it a milestone. Back in 1968, the season was limited to six days. To say the lea...

For many, restraint can be difficult to control. After all, when you call to a gobbler and he answers, there is a degree of heightened expectation. At...

The first round of the 2018 PIAA state playoffs begin in earnest today, with plenty of intriguing matchups featuring District 9 teams. The North Tier ...

Spring is just around the corner. That’s a topic of conversation these days. It’s a good feeling and one of renewal watching nature rebound from the r...

CLARION — Entering Saturday, Ridgway had allowed the fewest points in District 9, while Coudersport had scored the most. Something had to give. That s...

JOHNSONBURG — Scott Olay of Brockport, PA was the lucky winter of the ghost coyote raffle at the Rolfe Beagle Club’s Statewide Winter Coyote and/or Fo...

HOMETOWN: A recent proclamation by Bradford City Mayor Tom Riel thrilled one native son. At last week’s city council meeting, Tom announced Feb. 15 wo...

Dixie and “Bud” Wright are the queen and king of the 28th annual International Crosby Cow and Coyote Hunt that was held Saturday. This tongue-in-cheek...

COUDERSPORT — It was certainly a night to remember for the seniors on the Coudersport boys basketball team. The Falcons remained undefeated in North T...

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...

ST. MARYS — What had been a close game in the first half was blown open in the third quarter as St. Marys defeated Bradford 66-46 in Tuesday’s D9 Leag...

SHINGLEHOUSE — Oswayo Valley blew open what had been a relatively close game by outscoring Port Allegany 64-38 over the final three quarters en route ...

For some, hunting for whitetails began in archery season in September, and for others the season will close out in mid-January at the end of the speci...

Wow, New Years is here. It’s 2018 and how 2017 snuck by so quickly still has me scratching my noggin. How is it that the brain slows down as time acce...

COUDERSPORT — When a team is clicking at the rate Coudersport is offensively, there’s really not much the opposition can do to stop it. After putting ...

There were times the dogs were not seen, but they sure could be heard. The sound of beagles hot on the trail of a rabbit or hare is the sweet sound ev...

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. — As it turned out, the only ones who got “trapped” were the St. Bonaventure basketball fans. Heading into Wednesday night’s gam...

PORT ALLEGANY — The Falcons bounced back in a big way following their loss to Johnsonburg on Monday night with a 98-38 North Tier League victory over ...

An official with Elkland Search & Rescue reported Thursday that the organization has been busy this week conducting two extended search and rescue eff...

The truck hummed over our areas, smooth, rough, bumpy and then smooth again road system. The space behind the front seats was crammed with enough hunt...