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Hunter participation numbers continue to drop – and it’s a sorry situation
Preliminary numbers from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey indicate a five-year national drop-off of over 2 million hunters.

Waterfowl hunting time: scouting small-water ducks
Break out the binoculars and find the waterholes that wood ducks and blue-winged teal prefer during the early waterfowl season.

Treestand prep: Don’t be a naked chicken
Personally, I prefer doing only minor trimming at this point, enough to afford a small window or two, during the early part of deer season.

Make the effort to get your deer CWD-tested this fall
Some businesses offer hunters processing, testing, and taxidermy.

The oldies may be ‘the goodies’ this fall
The 2017 mast crop appears to be much stronger than that of last year – and will draw wildlife to nut-bearing trees.

Minnesota’s Bob Hautman wins his third federal duck stamp contest
UW-Stevens Point’s College of Natural Resource hosts Wisconsin’s first visit by the federal duck stamp contest.

Pennsylvania forest experts: All signs point to a banner year for foliage display
Rainy summer in Pennsylvania sets up forests for especially colorful fall.

Apps, books, and collegiate websites to assist with fall bird ID
Less sexy than spring migration, the autumn departure of raptors, waterfowl, and songbirds offers a lengthy birding season plus gorgeous pre-winter weather.
The first signs of autumn are welcomed in Pennsylvania
Seems like many in Pennsylvania not tuned in to the season like hunters and anglers.