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Bad bamboo: Japanese knotweed clogs riverbanks
I’m already looking ahead to spring and, obviously, turkey hunting, but also to the open-water fishing season. Paula and I didn’t get a lot of fishing in last year and I can’t remember why, but

Going horizontal: Tips on buying a crossbow
Like it or not, crossbows are here to stay, and more New York hunters are hunting with them every year. We talked to several archery pro shop owners about what new-to-the-sport crossbow buyers are looking

Ice-age ruffed grouse: Hunting in extreme cold poses quite the challenge for man and beast (dogs)
In sub-zero temperatures, wildlife not interested in moving, so you and your canine companions should target the peak hours of the day.

New bill aims to loosen restrictions on developing Wisconsin-managed wetlands
Law change would not impact federally-owned wetlands under Corps of Engineers management.

West Nile virus not thought to hinder Wisconsin ruffed grouse numbers
WNV has been confirmed in a handful of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula ruffed grouse, but not yet in Wisconsin ruffies.

Finally, an old-school Pennsylvania winter
This winter’s weather bodes well for outdoors types.

Hunters steaming into final week of deer season
The state’s deer season wraps up Sunday, and it appears hunters will easily top last year’s harvest total. DNR has released numbers from the first weekend of the late-winter and special CWD seasons, which produced

If you fill the feeders, they will come
Take your bird-feeding responsibility seriously.

Reminiscing about the year that was in the outdoors
Here’s to a great 2017 – and hopes of fishing and hunting more, and maybe trying some new things in 2018 as well.