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Some of continent’s largest black bears come from Pennsylvania
No other Pennsylvania hunting season offers such a potentially big payoff as this one.
Last year, hunters harvested 2,920 black bears across Pennsylvania, getting at least one in 58 of the state’s 67 counties

Pennsylvania’s State Game Land 54 is a massive tract with huge possibilities
Clearcuts, mazes of downed timber from storms and rock outcroppings may hinder you, but that is where the game lives. Most hunters will turn away from this kind of territory, but those who prefer to

Jeff Frischkorn: Ohio Division of Wildlife publishes expenditures for 2024
The Ohio Division of Wildlife’s money tree is watered by the state’s anglers and hunters. Even the greenbacks from the federal government pour from funds supported in one fashion or another by sportsmen and sportswomen.<br

Pennsylvania Game Commission is on lookout for rabbit hemorrhagic disease
With the opening of rabbit season, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is asking hunters to keep an eye out for evidence of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus 2 (RHDV2), which is rapidly spreading in the West and

Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: RMEF, partners send $528,023 to state
The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and a host of partners supplied more than half a million dollars to enhance habitat for elk, deer, black bears, turkeys and other wildlife in Pennsylvania.

Commentary: Rules of gun safety important to follow regardless of experience
As another hunting season begins, I was abruptly reminded how easy one gun safety slip-up can quickly ruin a day afield.
After my second dove hunt of the season, I dismantled my antique

Better to sit or stand when on watch in the deer woods? Staying still is key
Since the eyes of a deer can take in a good bit of woodland landscape with their extra-long pupil, any movement, however slight, such as a hunter turning his head to one side, or swatting

Teen breaks her mom’s Michigan state record bear mark that stood for 26 years
In an amazing twist of fate and luck, 15-year-old Autumn Pratt from Grayling set a new Michigan record for black bear among females in the bow and arrow category last fall.
The bear Autumn

Devising a duck decoy plan: When, where, how many?
Decoys are among the most valuable of waterfowl-hunting tools.
Unless you’re pass-shooting or jump-shooting, they’re essentials. But there’s more to just tossing them out haphazardly. Here are some important things to consider when using