Upping your odds of shooting a buck in Pennsylvania this year
Knowing the odds will help increase your chances of bagging a buck this year.
Mark Nale
Extreme views rarely solve problems
Whether it be hunting, fishing or environmental issues, extreme doesn’t work.
More public land acquired in Pennsylvania
While national parks and forests have a minimal imprint in Pennsylvania, ample public land is still one of state’s strong points.
Why are so many trees turning brown in Pennsylvania?
Beginning in mid-August, many trees — sometimes entire groups of trees — started to turn prematurely brown. What is the cause?
State parks are Pennsylvania’s ‘welcome mat’
A trip out-of-state will help you to appreciate Pennsylvania state parks.
Do treble hooks kill more fish than single hooks?
Reader email prompts a closer look at treble hooks.
Change needed in Pennsylvania’s Class A stream classification process
The angling public should be better informed and have a say as to whether a Class A stream is removed from the stocking list.
Sightings up of numerous Pennsylvania bird species
While others appear to be down, some Pennsylvania bird species were actually more common the past few months.
Copper bullets should be in your future
Negative publicity about lead ammo is not an assault on my right to hunt or bear arms, it is just factual reporting, common sense and switching would be good for the image of hunting.
The excitement of the rifle deer opener
Seeing deer off and on all day, pleasant weather and the harvest of a nice buck make for a great day.
It is time to sight in your rifle for deer, bear hunting in Pennsylvania
Sighting in your rifle is one of the foundations to a successful hunt.
Common day-lily: Much more than just a pretty face
An attractive wide-spread wildflower, it can be used as a food or to prevent erosion.
Nesting season is in full swing in Pennsylvania
Blogger always amazed by the variety of bird nest designs and locations.
Pennsylvania bait anglers beware
At least three Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners think that catch-and-release, artificial-lures-only regulations would be best for 3,000 miles of the state’s best streams.
All-tackle Keystone Select stream section new in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission made a wise choice when it created a new “all-tackle” Keystone Select Stocked Trout Water in Centre County.
Two-week concurrent rifle deer season proposed in Pennsylvania
In January, Pennsylvania Game Commissioners approved a statewide 2-week concurrent deer season. But will it hold up for final approval in April?
Some thoughts about 2020 rifle deer season in Pennsylvania
The number of shots heard while hunting is not an accurate measure of the deer population in the state.
Our next ‘plague’ in western Pennsylvania – the spotted lanternfly
Will vigilance, persistence and science be able to control this terrible pest in Pennsylvania and beyond?
State park vandalism – a pointless crime in Pennsylvania
It’s probably done by the same type of person who uses road signs for target practice.
Localized drought hurting trout, plants, other wildlife in Pennsylvania
Short- and long-term effects on wildlife in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania’s wild trout resource is astounding
Pennsylvania has enough wild trout streams to keep an angler busy for years.
Early trout season opener in Pennsylvania makes little difference
Personal complaints aside, it was the correct decision to open trout season early in Pennsylvania, and six weeks out, everything seems normal.
Trout outlaws and the social media sewer
Misinformation and trout law-breakers run rampant on social media – and sadly, they seem to be proud of it and make no effort to become informed.
Coronavirus alters Pennsylvania state park use, trout stocking, trout fishing, shooting ranges
The coronavirus is impacting outdoor use and will likely impact it more as the pandemic progresses.
Two weeks of concurrent deer season on the horizon in Pennsylvania
Concurrent deer seasons give hunters a choice and increase the odds for success for those with limited time to hunt.
Hoping for justice in deer torture case
Wheels of justice have turned slowly in the case of 2 teens who tortured buck, but slow justice can be good justice.
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