outdoors

Pop Hayes and I sat quietly in camp after a big breakfast of bacon, eggs and home fries, just the two of us. That’s a breakfast I loved then and still...

Whether in their backyards or high on a mountain, it’s almost certain Pennsylvanians will encounter young wildlife this time of year. While some young...

You must have to have a screw or two loose to hunt spring gobblers. You never know what can and will go wrong or when, to your complete disbelief, eve...

KANE — On Saturday, Kane’s Wilds Sonshine Factory will host the inaugural “PA Longbeard Classic” — similar to a big buck contest, but for turkeys. The...

Can you believe spring gobbler is upon us once again? It seems to take forever for trout season to finally roll around and break winter’s deadlock, th...

I glanced at my watch for the hundredth time and looking up saw several others checking theirs. Five minutes left till 8 a.m., the first day of trout ...

JOHNSONBURG — Bethany Ford of the Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) Upland Bird Hunt Chapter announced that a couple of slots are still open for the individ...

SMETHPORT — The Ruffed Grouse Society (RGS) singing ground surveys for woodcock are slated for April 15. Members of the RGS Allegheny and Upland Bird ...

I’ve often wondered if the doctor scrapped a fish scale or two off me when I was born? Could it be a sign that my birth date, February 22nd, has the a...

ALLEGHENY OUTDOOR CLUB will offer two hikes this weekend. On Saturday, the club will hike in the Erie National Wildlife Refuge on two different trails...

The sun was pushing its way over the far eastern fringe of trees, the sky a bright, brilliant, yellow gold. I stood quietly, listening to the stream b...

February and March are when the majority of whitetail bucks shed their antlers. Although bucks are known to shed antlers as early as December, and wil...

ELDRED — A hunter-trapper education course will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 8 at the Eldred Conservation Club on Whitetail Road. There is no cost, ...

My father was very frugal. Many thought him cheap. Dad surely hated to spend a penny if he could somehow fandangle something together rather than buy ...

Willow Creek Sportsman’s Club can be relied upon to improve fish habitats in the region, but right now the group is focusing on its own. At more than ...

LIMESTONE, N.Y. — To better serve its growing membership base, Limestone Sportsman’s Club has completed a number of improvements — with more on the wa...

If I stop and listen in a quiet place, far from the rush of our modern world and its incessant noise and bustle, a faint pull is felt. It’s almost ima...

HARRISBURG — Their training complete, Pennsylvania’s newest state game wardens are working in their newly assigned districts. The 36th class of the Pe...

The older I get, the more I appreciate a rifle that gets the job done in the deer woods and doesn’t break my shoulder or rattle these gray hairs aroun...

Hate being stuck inside during the winter? Kinzua Valley Trail Club has just what you need to beat the blues. Once again, the club will partner with t...