Pennsylvania’s statewide fishing report on March 5, 2026
Staff Report
March 5, 2026
Ice is melting while bass fishing is good on some rivers. Here’s a look at the Pennsylvania fishing report on March 5, 2026.
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Hunters asked to help with the science of wild turkey genetics this season
Staff Report
March 5, 2026
During spring 2025, a state-of-the-art, hunter-assisted research project called wildturkeyDNA was launched to begin assessing population genetics of wild turkeys.
Created through a partnership between the Wild Turkey Lab at the University of Georgia,
Backyard and Beyond: Winter’s owls
Val Cunningham
March 3, 2026
With no leaves on the trees, and the need to hunt frequently, owls tend to be more visible in winter, sometimes even in daytime.
Five tips to put you on more shed deer antlers
Joe Shead
February 28, 2026
It’s been said before: Shed hunting is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Think about it: Any given buck can literally travel for miles from when deer begin dropping antlers in December
Tyler Frantz: Some of the most frigid hunts are memories frozen in time
Tyler Frantz
February 28, 2026
Drafting this column in early February, there is no way of accurately predicting the weather when this issue of Pennsylvania Outdoor News goes to press, but as I gaze out the window of my home
Tom Venesky: Habitat highlights late season rabbit hunt in Pennsylvania
Tom Venesky
February 27, 2026
Not everything struggles in the snow and cold.
After the rifle deer season ends in Pennsylvania, my shift turns to rabbit hunting with my beagles. For a few weeks, however, deep snow and frigid
Pennsylvania pair wins calling titles at NWTF event
Steve Piatt
February 26, 2026
Bo Bartlebaugh was back in the winner’s circle again, this time in a new division.
For Hunter Wallis, it has been a while since he won a National Wild Turkey Federation Grand National turkey
There’s still time to catch steelhead in Lake Erie tributaries
Jerry Bush
February 26, 2026
The best steelhead fishermen understand the life cycle and tendencies of the fish from smolt to adult. They understand why the fish return to the tributaries each year and they are aware that many holdovers
Pittsburgh takes on project to clean up its river banks
Deborah Weisberg
February 25, 2026
With the Three Rivers in Pittsburgh now an angling and boating mecca, an effort is underway to “redd up” their banks, as well.
The city of Pittsburgh and Riverlife, a nonprofit dedicated to optimizing
