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Close to 100, a life-long Pennsylvania hunter looks back at life
Jack Lewis, of Bethlehem, Pa. was featured in Pennsylvania Outdoor News a few years ago when he famously shot a bear at age 96. As his 100th birthday approaches this fall, he has the experiences

Pennsylvania hunter bags huge elk in Centre County on DIY hunt
After six consecutive days of hunting, Alex Steve had no idea that a big bull elk that showed up on his trail camera in the preseason was about to walk into his call.
The

Pennsylvania Game Commission law enforcement chief provides hunters with explanations in expansive Q&A
A major court decision and the discontinuation of the deputy warden program has changed law enforcement within the Pennsylvania Game Commission. With the 2026-27 hunting season well underway, how will the changes impact the resource,

Pittsburgh, PGC debut a new archery mentoring program
The city is helping pilot a new approach to managed mentored hunting by the Pennsylvania Game Commission as part of its ever-expanding controlled archery program.
Pittsburgh is one of many locations around the state

A brother’s calling finally brings a bull within range – and redemption
I’ve been elk hunting twice. Each had highs and lows – the first physical, the second emotional.
The first was a few years back. I bought an over-the-counter nonresident bull elk tag for Colorado’s

Wisconsin youths take aim at dove hunting
Lee DeBruin and his son Blake, 13, drove more than 200 miles in September to be students in the only learn-to-hunt-doves event registered with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) R3 program.
“Quality

Pennsylvania Senate panel passes two of Sen. Dan Laughlin’s bills
The Pennsylvania Senate Game and Fisheries Committee advanced two bills at its Sept. 29 hearing – one that requires state game wardens to have a warrant to enter any private property and another to increase

Tyler Frantz: October is a roll of the dice for outdoor fun
Is it possible for too much of a good thing to be a problem? It seems that way, at least for me, every time October rolls around.
This month is like a smorgasbord of

Go deep for firearms bucks this Minnesota deer season
A pair of eyes gleamed in the darkness ahead as I shined my headlamp down the wooded trail that I was following. A young doe stood just off the trail, curious to know what was