More hunters need to learn how to process deer
Tom Venesky
January 16, 2023
Despite the ample business opportunity, it doesn’t appear that butchers are rushing to get into the deer business.
Opinion
Unseasonable weather can be a blessing for wildlife in Pennsylvania
Ron Steffe
January 11, 2023
Although rain and rising temperatures can cause frustrating hunting conditions for deer and small game, it has its benefits.
Overlooking routine maintenance can lead to heavily damaged crossbows
Tyler Frantz
January 10, 2023
A recent trip to the local archery pro-shop provided an eye-opening lesson on the importance of regular crossbow maintenance.
Pennsylvania deer opener politics a bad precedent
Ben Moyer
January 6, 2023
The opening day of deer season dilemma – Saturday or Monday – is a tough issue. You can certainly understand the “camp-life disruption” argument made by those who favor a Monday opener.
Pennsylvania letters to the editor (Jan. 6, 2023): Plenty of thoughts on deer
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor
January 6, 2023
Reader-submitted letters to the editor in Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Commentary: Changes can be made if the Pennsylvania Game Commission really cares about turkeys
Richard Tate
January 6, 2023
Mary Jo Casalena is the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s lead wild turkey biologist and is the spokesperson for the commission’s turkey-management policies. In an effort to slow the continued decline of the size of Pennsylvania’s wild
Notes off a soiled cuff: Are there more poachers today than in the past?
Jeff Mulhollem
January 6, 2023
– Long-time subscriber Dave Cecchi, of North Apollo, Pa., was the latest of a number of readers to weigh in on the poaching bust stories we have published recently. “Enjoyed the latest issue, although I
Nocturnal bucks taunt hunters in Pennsylvania
Jeff Mulhollem
January 3, 2023
Not long ago, we would not have known they were there.
Commentary: Study sheds more light on possible source of CWD
Russ Mason
December 29, 2022
Lack of data rarely prevents speculation. Some (mostly folks who want to minimize CWD effects or who distrust academics) suggest the disease is no big deal because “it’s always been around.”
