Opinions
Random thoughts on cusp of another ice-fishing seasons
Enticing what lies beneath an ice hole is a mystery, and as anglers we need to solve that puzzle. In our hurry-up society, that’s a challenge. I see too many ice anglers fishing too fast,
It’s about sharing and caring
All you really need to know, you learned in kindergarten. It’s all about sharing and caring. Remember? Now, please, just apply it. I see and read a lot of things that come across the desk
A treestand safety reminder
It came without warning. All I heard was what sounded like the crack of a .22 rifle and I was falling. In less than a second I hit the ground and fell head over heels
The Perfect Storm – expect to see bear harvest records broken this year
Pennsylvania’s record bear harvest of 4,164 bruins occurred in 2005, while the second and third largest kills happened in 2009 and 2008, respectively. Last year’s harvest of 3,090 bears ranked fifth overall. I don’t think
Stopping Deer by Their Noses
A couple of weeks ago I was catching up on some reading when I came across Tony Peterson’s article “To Stop or Not to Stop” in the early October issue of Illinois Outdoor News. Peterson
New Catch and Release Bass Season
Sometimes a person has to consider if the “means to an end” can justify “the end.” It can be a dangerous scenario. A bill is being considered right now authored by Rep. Joel Kleefisch of
Fewer fall shotgun turkey hunters, fewer birds taken in 2011
Firearms turkey hunters in the state took 638 birds during the 9-day season, down 11 percent from last year’s total of 716. “This continues a long term trend in both declining harvest and participation in
North-South deer hunting
I’m really not sure what it means, now that I’ve essentially waved the white flag up here in the Northern Zone and have shut down my deer-hunting efforts until the Southern Zone opener Nov. 19.
Oldest bear ever handled in state put down recently
When Pennsylvania Game Commission biologist Kevin Wenner told me the age of a black bear that had to be put down in Carbon County last week, I asked him to repeat it. Twice. Wenner said
