Hunting

By Tom Venesky Contributing Writer Wilkes-Barre, Pa.- For hours Jack Sorber tracked his quarry through the deep snow in the Bradford County mountains. The tracks were easy to follow, but the animal managed to stay

By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Altoona, Pa. – Reaction came swiftly in Pennsylvania to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s recent announcement that it will review the status of the eastern cougar. The first review the

By Dennis Scharadin Contributing Writer Greenwood Valley, Pa. – The thermometer read 14 degrees with a wind chill close to zero as the group huddled around the truck filled with cardboard boxes. They were braving

By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is about to find out if a costly new system for filtering fish waste shows promise in helping hatchery water meet state

By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent Lancaster, Pa. — Southeast Pennsylvania goose hunters had a tough year. Migratory Canada geese that wing through the area each year didn’t show up for the season in their usual,

By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Pittsburgh — Although heavy snow threw a wet blanket on much of the state early this year, single digit temperatures made ice fishing a hot prospect in what is one

By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — A program that’s working to guarantee public access to water on private land for the benefit of anglers in Erie County is going to spread to the rest