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Get away from it all on Pennsylvania’s State Game Land 64 in Potter County
Frequently in conversations among sportsmen, the phrase “I’d like to find a place where I could get away from it all” comes up. To do that in Pennsylvania requires one to think about the Northern

Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars: Indiana County man pleads guilty to helping son shoot buck out vehicle window
Pennsylvania cuffs and collars are field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens and Waterways Conservation Officers. These reports are from the Oct. 25, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.

Ohio Mixed Bag: Sight-in day planned for Oct. 26
The 41st annual Dick Gremling and Richard Marleau Memorial Sight-In Day, sponsored by the Elmore Conservation Club, is set for Saturday, Oct. 26, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the club range, 15550 West Portage

Pennsylvania’s Elk County camp, Charleroi Lodge, is filled with memories at 99 years old
The Charleroi Lodge was founded in 1925 when a group of Washington County, Pa., outdoorsmen purchased an old grange hall clear across the state in Elk County for a hunting camp.
The area was

Joe Shead: My best duck hunts… and one that might be the worst
Choosing to highlight my best – and worst – duck hunts is a bit of a head-scratcher. Over more than 30 years of duck hunting, there have been a lot of both. And any of

Deer, you, and COVID-19; what’s the connection?
Concern about the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, or SARS-Cov-2, pandemic has waned and doesn’t garner as much media attention as it did when it emerged. However, COVID-19 (shorthand) the virus is still present

No hunting in 2024 on two pheasant recovery areas in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania hunters won’t have a chance to hunt wild pheasants in two recovery areas this season due to habitat loss.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission decided not to hold a pheasant season in the two

Use these tactics to increase the effectiveness of your deer drives
In my formative years as a deer hunter, I probably spent more time driving deer than I did waiting for them. I’m just old enough to remember a time when treestand hunting was in its

For one Minnesota family, public-land deer hunt is a 70-Year Tradition
When Virgil and Mary Ann Baltes moved to Blackduck, Minn., in 1953, they became friends with folks who homesteaded forest property southeast of the city. A few years later, Virgil, a couple of his brothers,