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    Five great gifts under $100 for outdoors enthusiasts
    Local Sports, Outdoors
    Five great gifts under $100 for outdoors enthusiasts
    MARK DEMKO The Express-Times/TNS 
    Dec 22, 2022
    Shopping for the perfect holiday gift for an outdoors enthusiast can often be an adventure, since most hunters, anglers, hikers and bikers have certai...
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    Adams: Response to Robertson’s column
    Columns, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
    Adams: Response to Robertson’s column
    KIP ADAMS Special to The Era 
    Mar 11, 2021
    I am writing in response to Wade Robertson’s Feb. 27th column on “Tough Winter for Wildlife”. Wade is correct in that our current winter has been hars...
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    Column: Deer camp magic
    Bradford, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
    Column: Deer camp magic
    WADE ROBERTSON Era Outdoors Columnist 
    Nov 28, 2020
    Our favorite memories are filled with many things. Sights, sounds, smells, friends and family, longed for anticipations and, of course, sweetest of al...
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    Burchfield: As whitetails move closer to fall
    Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
    Burchfield: As whitetails move closer to fall
    CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Era Outdoors Columnist 
    Aug 13, 2020
    Right now the bucks are in velvet. Their very presence stirs thoughts of the seasons to come. By the time the bucks begin shedding their velvet, bucks...
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    Pennsy buck harvest up 10%, overall harvest highest in 15 years
    Columns, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
    Pennsy buck harvest up 10%, overall harvest highest in 15 years
    Mar 23, 2020
    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...
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    Burchfield: Tips and techniques for taking a mature deer
    Columns, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
    Burchfield: Tips and techniques for taking a mature deer
    CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Special to The Era 
    Dec 05, 2019
    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...
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    Pennsylvania readies for firearms deer season opener
    Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
    Pennsylvania readies for firearms deer season opener
    THE PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION 
    Nov 21, 2019
    A Saturday opener for the firearms deer season and the possibility of more older bucks throughout the Commonwealth have many Pennsylvanians excited ab...
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    Elk Expo enchants visitors, both new and seasoned
    Local News, Online Features
    Elk Expo enchants visitors, both new and seasoned
    WADE ROBERTSON wadewrites3006@gmail.com 
    Aug 19, 2019
    Originally, native eastern elk ranged from central New York State to central Georgia. They were hunted relentlessly by any means available in those da...
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    Post first day hunts can be very productive
    Local Sports, Outdoors, Sports
    Post first day hunts can be very productive
    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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    Robertson: Dream bucks happen
    Columns, Football, High School, ...
    Robertson: Dream bucks happen
    WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
    Nov 17, 2018
    It’s a long drive to Osage Beach, Missouri, 16 to 17 hours in fact with good weather and minimum traffic problems. So it wasn’t surprising that Jim Zi...
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    This year’s fawns have arrived and are surviving
    Columns, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
    This year’s fawns have arrived and are surviving
    CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Special to The Era 
    Jul 19, 2018
    She stood looking alert with her fawn standing nearby. What a sight! Chances were that her newborn(s) were nearby. Now it’s beginning to be more commo...
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    PA hunters pursuing smarter whitetails
    Columns, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
    PA hunters pursuing smarter whitetails
    CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Special to The Era 
    Dec 06, 2017
    Think about it. At a time when we want to spend as much time afield hunting as possible, the hours of daylight become shorter with each passing day. R...
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    Whitetail survival tactics during rifle deer season
    Columns, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
    Whitetail survival tactics during rifle deer season
    CHARLIE BURCHFIELD Special to The Era 
    Nov 30, 2017
    For the most part it begins a day or two prior to buck season. Hunters are making their way to areas they intend to hunt over the course of the first ...
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    Have you noticed fall is close at hand?
    Columns, Outdoors, Sports
    Have you noticed fall is close at hand?
    Charlie Burchfield 
    Aug 10, 2017
    The crackle and popping sounds of small stones being compressed under the wheels of my vehicle was a familiar sound. It was one that was most welcomed...
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    Bradford hunter Speaker featured in national magazine for big kill
    Local News, News, Online Features
    Bradford hunter Speaker featured in national magazine for big kill
    KATE DAY SAGER Era Reporter kdsager@bradfordera.com 
    Jan 03, 2017
    Mike Speaker was modest and low-key when acknowledging the national publicity recently bestowed on him for bagging the largest scored buck ever record...
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    Robertson: 2nd week of buck season
    Columns, Local Sports, Outdoors, ...
    Robertson: 2nd week of buck season
    WADE ROBERTSON Special to the Era 
    Dec 09, 2016
    After the first week of deer season, the number of hunters in the woods drops alarmingly. Tree stands can still be effective when the deer are moving ...
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    Wine chemistry can be judged from tiny batches
    PA State News
    Wine chemistry can be judged from tiny batches
    August 2, 2025
    UNIVERSITY PARK — Making wine is a complex endeavor — it depends on grape composition, microbes like yeast, and environmental conditions such as tempe...
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    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
    Business, Nation & World, PA State News
    ‘Do it right, do it safe’ outweighs ‘don’t do it’ at public meeting on TMI restart
    By CHARLES THOMPSON pennlive.com 
    August 2, 2025
    (TNS) — If there was any takeaway from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s first public meeting on the restart of the nuclear power station at Three M...
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
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    Mast crops shape wildlife patterns
    By STEVE SHERK Jr.  Special to The Era  
    August 2, 2025
    Mast crops are spotty this year, except for acorns. Soft mast, like apples and wild cherries, seems to be minimal to none in most areas. Soft mast blo...
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    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    Round the Square
    ‘Round the Square: August excitement
    August 2, 2025
    EXCITED: It's August — are you getting excited for the fabulous events in McKean County during this back-to-school month? It's Festa Italiana in Bradf...
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    Drilling pilot holes
    Lifestyles
    Drilling pilot holes
    August 2, 2025
    Dear Heloise: When hanging up pictures, it is best to drill a pilot hole into the plaster for the nail before hammering it in. If one does not drill a...
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    Move closer to family creates distance instead
    Lifestyles
    Move closer to family creates distance instead
    August 2, 2025
    DEAR ABBY: I made a terrible mistake moving 2,000 miles across the country to be closer to my grandchildren. In the past, I have always noticed my son...
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