Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
August 15, 2023
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Pennsylvania published in the Aug. 18, 2023 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Pennsylvania
Marsh Creek among Pennsylvania’s best bass fishing lakes
Bob Frye
August 15, 2023
If somehow, someway, you knew you were living in the “good old days,” at least in regard to one waterway, would you make a point of fishing it more often? If the answer is yes,
Decade-long study from Pennsylvania offers some surprises about behavior of deer
Ad Crable
August 14, 2023
Who knew that deer salivate about two gallons a day or that a fawn has 272–342 spots on its coat? Or that a doe may choose to give birth to fawns near a road so
Hunter education, archery in schools may be safe in Pennsylvania despite threat to federal funding
Tom Venesky
August 12, 2023
A recent move by the Biden administration to block funding for hunter education and archery programs held in schools may not impact the programs in Pennsylvania, but officials are watching the situation closely.
Kayakers help catch alligator from Pennsylvania river after long search
Deborah Weisberg
August 11, 2023
Wildlife watchers have welcomed a bunch of species to the Kiskiminetas River in Armstrong County, Pa., as it rebounds from industrial pollution.
But a 4-foot alligator? Uh, no. Yet kayakers on a recent Saturday
Pennsylvania’s statewide fishing report for Aug. 11, 2023
Staff Report
August 11, 2023
Late-summer bass bite heats up on many lakes, rivers. A look at the fishing report from across Pennsylvania for Aug. 11, 2023.
Deer not only culprits raiding farmers’ crops
Ron Steffe
August 11, 2023
During three months last summer and early fall, I had placed a trail camera along the edge of a corn field at one of my hunting spots. The camera was fastened to a mid-sized beech
A lesson learned: Fisheries folks work hard to serve anglers
Tyler Frantz
August 10, 2023
John Muir said that in every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks. I believe that’s true. Sometimes, getting a behind-the-scenes look at how hard state agencies work to provide an enjoyable
Pennsylvania Reader Stories: Turns out buck was actually a doe
Jacob Coen
August 7, 2023
This past deer season was hectic for me, like many of the other past seasons.
But the second-to-last-day of the regular rifle season in Pennsylvania’s Wildlife Management Unit 2B was my saving grace.
