
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Alternate bow, firearms seasons
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 19, 2025 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
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Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 19, 2025 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

It’s time! In fact the time is long overdue.
That fact was driven home to me a few weeks ago when I went to sight in an old friend’s rifle for him at the

Now that the firearms deer hunting season is over and the holidays are upon us, it’s an appropriate time to point out that Pennsylvania is the only state that still offers a primitive flintlock season,

Somewhere between mosses and ferns lies an interesting group of plants known as clubmosses. They are evergreen, so during the winter you might see them popping up above the snow.
If you spend much

Winning streaks in sports are always exciting to witness.
When they come to an end, fans root for the next, even longer streak. One record streak, in baseball, that most believe will never be

A 26-year-old Amish man died after being shot by a member of his hunting party in Pennsylvania’s Juniata County Dec. 2 in terrain and weather that made emergency response difficult.
Floyd S. Wengerd, of

Ice fishing enthusiasts hoping for early start to season. Here’s a look at the Pennsylvania fishing report from across the state on Dec. 11, 2025.

Although some big bears were taken in the 2025 hunting seasons in Pennsylvania, none showed up at the check station in Quehanna.
On the evening of the opening day of the statewide firearms season,

If you can tolerate chilly nights, the next two weeks will be a great time to view eight of our brightest stars. Almost any night in mid December three to four hours or later after
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