Pennsylvania’s statewide fishing report on Oct. 2, 2025
Staff Report
October 2, 2025
September heat delays change to cool autumn fishing. Here’s a look at the Pennsylvania fishing report on Oct. 2, 2025.
Pennsylvania
Minnesota company, Priogen, makes CWD testing more accessible for hunters
Natalie Ryder
October 2, 2025
“The state agencies have particular goals to help manage the disease. But that may not align with the goals of the hunter – to be able to understand, does the animal have CWD … so
Steve Piatt: Autumn’s arrival means a season of change for Pennsylvania, New York hunters
Steve Piatt
October 2, 2025
I’m a forward-thinking sportsman, so I’m always looking forward to an upcoming hunting season. That’s especially true this year since I’m getting an early start by accompanying a buddy on his Newfoundland moose hunt.
Commentary: Americans loudly tell the Forest Service to not rescind the ‘Roadless Rule’
Kate Groetzinger / Communications Manager Center for Western Priorities
October 1, 2025
The 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule, which currently protects over 58.8 million acres of national forest land from road-building, logging, and other industrial activity, represents one of the most significant protections for wildlife habitat in
Storage matters when it comes to keeping wild meat fresh
Jamie Carlson
October 1, 2025
As hunters and fishermen, one of our biggest problems is food waste. We have all been out hunting or fishing and brought home our quarry, processed it and put it in the freezer. Almost certainly
Nature Smart: Cool Conehead Katydids
Stan Tekiela
September 29, 2025
I enjoy late summer evenings. Not for the warmth but rather for the sounds that fill the night air.
Have you ever noticed that the sounds you hear outside at night in late summer
Backyard and Beyond: Bears enjoying the water
Val Cunningham
September 29, 2025
This is the season when black bears gorge themselves on wild foods (and anything else they can find) to put on fat to carry them through their long winter sleep. Three recent photos sent by
Utilize a shooting brace to improve your accuracy this fall
Freddie McKnight
September 28, 2025
I think all hunters would agree that precisely placing your shot, bullet or arrow is key to putting game down quickly. Spending time on the range to familiarize yourself with your chosen sporting arm is
When it comes to bowhunting, don’t miss high
Jerry Bush
September 27, 2025
One day, a Pennsylvania bowhunter stacked fallen branches against a large tree trunk that had been lying horizontally on the floor of the Allegheny Forest for years, to create a natural blind. He chose the
