Hunting
Doe season extended in three Pennsylvania CWD areas
The Pennsylvania Game Commission approved an extension of the antlerless rifle season in three wildlife management units in attempt to control the spread of chronic wasting disease, and there might be more to come.
Pennsylvania Game Commissioners add 300-plus acres to game lands system
Pennsylvania game commissioners at their April 13 meeting approved acquisitions that would add nearly 310 acres to state game lands.
That involves the purchase of four properties.
Pennsylvania Game Commission mulls plan that would change ratio for mentored youth program
A common complaint from readers of this publication and others is that families with more than one young hunter often can’t take advantage of the mentored youth hunting program.
Now the Pennsylvania Game Commission
Jerry Bush: Being a hunting mentor to a child is a great honor, but it carries great responsibilities
In 1967, at the age of 12, I benefited from a rite of passage when my father purchased my first Pennsylvania hunting license. Dad taught me how to hunt and a few things that helped
There’s plenty of ways to mess up on a spring gobbler; here’s what not to do
There are a lot of ways not to kill a turkey and I have discovered most of them. On the other hand, after more than 60 years of spring turkey hunting, I think I’ve become
Helpful tips for all trappers: setting up for next season
I’ve been trapping for almost 60 years and have made every equipment mistake in the book – and some the book has never seen.
Most have had to do with procrastination (my wife calls
New York Reader Stories: Trout streams and the whitetail woods are always calling
The steady and calm flow of the stream sounded like hundreds of marbles rushing down rocks. Watching the tinted water gave me a sense of tranquility, yet left me excited to find what was hiding
Doe tags guaranteed to most Pennsylvania hunters
When Pennsylvania’s 2024-25 antlerless deer licenses go on sale alongside general hunting licenses in late June, far fewer people will be waiting in line.
And for most hunters, there won’t be a need.
Oak Duke: Gobbler hunting can be like fishing
Sometimes it is a long time between gobbles for a turkey hunter, kind of like a long time between bites for a fisherman. Our confidence wanes, especially poignant when on an out-of-state hunt.
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