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Don’t let neglected gear sink your duck opener
A hen wood duck flushed from a patch of cattails nearby as I slowly paddled my kayak through the backwaters of the Mississippi River bottoms. The wily hen flopped across the water for half a

Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: DEP does mosquito control in Delaware County
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Mosquito-Borne Disease Program conducted truck mounted ultra-low volume mosquito control efforts July 22-23 in Delaware County in the following municipalities: Ridley Township, Tinicum Township, Clifton Heights Borough, Springfield Township

Focus on a few fundamental truths for a better bowhunting season
I got a text from a friend who has been putting many hours in scouting for whitetails this year.
He was seeing good sign on a big piece of public land – scrapes, rubs,

Pennsylvania’s CWD pilot program may give hunters an option
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is ramping up a pilot program with the eventual goal to afford hunters across the state the opportunity to test their own deer for chronic wasting disease.
The program is

Junior Hunter Gun, a new hunter training tool, inches closer to reality
A first-time hunter takes aim at a pheasant rising from the cornfield.
He unlocks the safety, presses his cheek against the butt of the gun and smoothly squeezes the trigger.
The sound of a
Pennsylvania Game Commission approves real estate deals
Pennsylvania game commissioners, at their July 10 quarterly meeting, approved the following land acquisitions:

Megan Plete: Visiting the Smith & Wesson Training Academy
I knew I was out of my element before I ever stepped onto the range.
The invitation was to attend a media event at the brand-new Smith & Wesson Academy in Maryville, Tenn., a

Jeremiah Haas: Expanding our love of animals to include hunting
Hunting has seen a decreasing trend in nearly all states across the country. States are offering grants to increase participation using multiple avenues; however, the declining trend has continued the past few decades.
Recently,

Tim Lesmeister: How the ‘what3words’ app puts me in my place outdoors
When I pulled into my son’s driveway in Cooper Landing, Alaska this past June, he was already loading his SUV with camping gear. I told him we would be joining him the following day and