Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
June 30, 2025
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Pennsylvania published in the July 4, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
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Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars: Waterford man found guilty for running down geese with pickup
Staff Report
June 30, 2025
Pennsylvania cuffs and collars are field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens and Waterways Conservation Officers. These reports are from the July 4, 2025, edition of Outdoor News.
Notes off a soiled cuff: Plenty happening of late in Harrisburg related to Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania
Jeff Mulhollem
June 30, 2025
House Bill 1431, which would fully repeal the ban on Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania, passed the state Senate June 26 by a 34-16 vote.
Introduced by Rep. Mandy Steele, D-Allegheny, the bill passed the
Star Watch: Earth, the “goldilocks” planet
Bob Drieslein
June 30, 2025
There are eight planets orbiting the Sun in our solar system but, to the best of our knowledge, only one supports life as we know it.
Our Earth is sometimes referred to as the
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Moyer column will be missed
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor
June 30, 2025
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the July 4, 2025, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Tom Venesky: Pennsylvania’s Sunday hunting issue swaddled in hypocrisy
Tom Venesky
June 30, 2025
The debate over Sunday hunting legislation has been beaten to death in Pennsylvania, but the latest banter has revealed quite a bit of hypocrisy.
And a few problems. First, I believe Sunday hunting is
A surge in camping demand for state parks and forests in Pennsylvania
Site Staff
June 30, 2025
As summer kicks off, camping is booming in state parks and forests across Pennsylvania. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources reports an overall 10% jump in campsite reservations – up 60% in some areas
Maryland snakehead record broken by 21.8-pounder
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
June 30, 2025
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources recently recognized Matt Foreman, of Crownsville, as the new state record holder for Chesapeake channa – also known as northern snakehead (Channa argus) – in the state’s Invasive Division.<br
Nature Smart: Examining the crazy ways of Western grebes
Stan Tekiela
June 29, 2025
When I was a kid in the 1960s, my family watched the Walt Disney program on Sunday evenings, like most families. It was one of the few programs the entire family could watch together.
