Hunting
The Black Bear and it’s Many Color Phases
I saw the cubs first. Three balls of black fur bumbled into the bait like a mini clown troupe.
‘Boiling Down’ the ANF
But the ANF attracts hunters every year, those looking for a big-woods experience and hoping for an encounter with a bruiser of a white-tailed buck.
No Gang? You can hunt solo, or with a buddy or 2, and harvest a bear
Taking a black bear in Pennsylvania is considered quite a feat, since the average rate of success usually runs below 2%.
Hunting the Big Bucks Among Us
One of those crisp, early November evenings found me 15 feet above the forest floor, looking and listening for activity.
Grouse flashbacks, un-summoned
Have you ever noticed how sometimes, seemingly at random, some unanticipated image will pop into your thoughts, “out of nowhere?” Of course, you have; that portal to “randomness” is part of how our mysterious brain
PGC marketing campaign misses the mark
Over the last several years, the Game Commission has taken drastic steps to compel hunters to shoot more antlerless deer.
Pennsylvania’s grouse population still resilient, study finds
State College, Pa. — Despite decades of decline, a genetic analysis of ruffed grouse reveals that Pennsylvania’s state bird harbors more genetic diversity and connectivity than expected.
Survey tracks Pennsylvania’s residents’ attitudes toward wildlife
The sample was stratified to ensure that a statistically valid sample size was obtained within each of Pennsylvania’s 22 Wildlife Management Units.
Rain puts a damper on opening day of Pennsylvania’s elk season
Karthaus, Pa. — Light rain for the first half of opening day of the general Pennsylvania elk season limited harvest for 72 hunters lucky enough to draw an elk permit.
