Hunt usually offers extended chances to harvest a deer without hurting the resource. That’s a good thing for both young and older hunters, at least those who don't have excuses for not hunting.
A long stay of extreme heat has resulted in poor goose hunting, and may allow biting midges to nibble on whitetails much too often.
Scouting, hard work, patience and serious planning with a willingness to change from what worked in the past are the ways to go.
Parts of June and all of July have been pretty rough on the writer – in both body and mind.
Not easy to trust politicians’ words, but let’s hope they come through with the license-fee increases so desperately needed by agencies.
Hunters and wildlife enthusiasts alike had better accept the fact that CWD kills affected animals, plain and simple.
While bass to the north of our state take a longer time to grow big, and some fish in southern states reach large size much faster, we here in the middle are pretty good at producing big bass rather quickly, too.
I sat against the base of a large hemlock last Monday. To my front was a wide limb of another hemlock that had broken off and fallen long ago, its desiccated short branches along the main stem providing perfect cover…
I’ve just returned from my annual week-long trip to Tioga County to partake of the first week of spring gobbler season and pitch and lob various insect imitations into the waters of the Big Pine Creek for the big stream's…
Why is it so difficult for Pennsylvania representatives to grant small fishing license fee increases?
Cold and snow not finished, even though signs of the spring season are starting to show.
A foot of new snow will make for some rough early season trout fishing in eastern Pennsylvania.
Stopping the broadening reach of CWD seems destined for failure in Pennsylvania and beyond.
The birds are here, but huge numbers do not mean success is sure to follow.
The blogger and a hunting buddy carried out a final hunt for deer last Saturday and filled a tag.
First it’s too cold, now it's rainy and warm, and hunting suffers either way, especially flintlock for deer.
If you’re a hunter or fisherman, Pennsylvania offers chances for just about every game animal and fish species available.
Although it only takes a day or two until results – and opinions – start rolling in from hunters who were out at the start of Pennsylvania’s rifle season for deer, I like to wait until the season ends before…
Blogger's archery hunting closed with melancholy thoughts.
So far, hunters' outlay of $25 for a pheasant stamp to hunt ringnecks has had minimal return.
Stopping the spread of CWD is important to everyone who enjoys the outdoors, and helping the Game Commission and any other state agencies involved with this task should be a priority for all of us.
It pays to hunt early in archery season, especially if nice bucks are your main objective.
Preliminary numbers from U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey indicate a five-year national drop-off of over 2 million hunters.
This invasive species is spreading quickly, and without much hope of stopping its reach.
Pretending scientific knowledge is untrue regarding CWD will not make the problem go away.
Ron Steffe grew up in the farm country of Berks County, where he still resides today. His first hunting outings began at the age of 8. Those episodes consisted of following close behind his father on small game hunts, a broken .22 rifle in hand, with which he pretended to shoot his share of fleeing quarry. His angling experiences started at about the same time. A member of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association and the Outdoor Writers of America Association, he has been published locally, statewide and nationally, most often reflecting upon first-hand outdoor experiences, in which he still fully engages today.
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