The first signs of autumn are welcomed in Pennsylvania
Seems like many in Pennsylvania not tuned in to the season like hunters and anglers.
Mark Nale
White-winged tern visits Pennsylvania for the first time
The white-winged tern, a Eurasian species, spent four days in Tioga County, attracting birders from many states and having a positive economic impact on the community.
Signs of change and forest rejuvenation showing in Pennsylvania
A blogger examines death, destruction and rejuvenation of state game lands in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania birders get a rare treat – the roseate spoonbill
Normally found in Florida, Louisiana and Texas, it attracts birders from far and wide to central Pennsylvania.
CWD situation in Pennsylvania calls for drastic action
Chronic wasting disease spreads and the situation worsens. It is time for more action from the Game Commission.
Busted: Understanding Pennsylvania’s stream trespass law, Part 2
My mistake while trout fishing resulted in a court appearance and much learned about Pennsylvania’s trespass laws.
Understanding Pennsylvania’s stream trespass laws is important – Part 1
Most commonly held beliefs about Pennsylvania’s trespass laws are incorrect, and ignorance is no excuse under the law.
Rainy weather translates to continued good trout fishing in Pennsylvania
Two fishing outings during the past week demonstrate that plenty of stocked trout are still available.
Lyme disease hits Pennsylvania blogger
Black-legged deer ticks are just terrible this spring in central Pennsylvania and now this outdoor enthusiast is paying the Lyme disease price.
There are still lots of trout in many of Pennsylvania’s stocked streams
We are into May, and if you are one of the anglers who thinks, “They are all fished out,” the author’s recent trip and past experience shows that philosophy to be incorrect.
Has the opening day of Pennsylvania’s trout season lost its magic?
Tarnishing the “magic” of Pennsylvania’s trout opener might be the unintended consequences of change.
Semi-autos for hunting in Pennsylvania – what do hunters want?
If the Pennsylvania Game Commission follows the wishes of licensed hunters, the introduction of semi-automatic rifles into Pennsylvania hunting will be slow and deliberate.
Club coyote hunts setting records
The Mosquito Creek Sportsmen’s Association had a record-breaking hunt, and it was a good year for many other hunts, too.
Getting to know the Pennsylvania House Game and Fisheries Committee
Black bear event puts faces and personalities to the members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Game and Fisheries Committee
What do white-tailed deer eat during the winter? — Part 2
Biologists sometimes refer to them as “starvation foods” — but there has to be more to the story.
What do white-tailed deer eat during the winter? — Part 1
Trying to figure out what deer eat during the winter in Pennsylvania, when and why, is an exercise in learning.
7 elk taken in extended season [Photo]
Brian May, of Dillsburg, poses with the large 6×8 bull that he harvested in January. This was the only bull elk taken during the extended season. Photo courtesy Trophy Rack Lodge Benezette, Pa. — Christmas came late for 15 Pennsylvania elk hunters. The lucky ones were the Elk Hunt Zone 5 permit holders who were unsuccessful during the recent fall…
A snowy owl in Pennsylvania generates spending
A road trip to see Pennsylvania’s only 2017 snowy owl demonstrates the economic importance of bird watching.
Sometimes you just know when to press the trigger hunting deer in Pennsylvania
Plans go by the wayside when blogger spies a wounded doe.
A day in Pennsylvania deer woods
Sharing opening day hunting experiences from a treestand in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania produces many old bears
Each year Pennsylvania hunters harvest many heavy bears, but they also take some very old bruins.
Bear hunting regulations cause blogger to do a double take
North Carolina allows the use of bait for bear hunting – well sort of.
The sound of acorns dropping signals nature’s bounty in Pennsylvania for hunters
Many species of Pennsylvania wildlife depend on acorns to carry them through the winter. This is shaping up to be a bountiful autumn.
Heat and drought impacting cooperative trout nurseries in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission cooperative trout nurseries are in weather-related trouble, and this summer’s extended heat and dry weather will mean fewer trout stocked next spring.
Pennsylvania sees first case of West Nile virus in a dove
Port Matilda, Pa. — An ongoing Pennsylvania study that began in 2015 strongly links the ruffed grouse population decline to invasion of West Nile virus. Now, at least one more Keystone State game species – the mourning dove – was also found to have died from the disease. A sick dove was observed near Port Matilda in late August. The…
Delisting timber rattlesnakes was the correct move in Pennsylvania
Despite well over 2, 000 letters in opposition, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission voted to delist the timber rattlesnake. It was the right thing to do.
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