The literature of the outdoors can be nearly as enjoyable as being out there yourself. I鈥檓 especially drawn to some of the older works, penned by writers who improvised their own equipment and knew their subjects through self-education.One of my favorites that I feel fortunate to own deals ...
Hunters who killed, field-dressed, and dragged a deer last week have one other task to complete. Law requires that hunters report all deer killed to the Game Commission within 10 days of the harvest. Not only is reporting a legal requirement, the simple act of reporting a deer kill enables ...
If you鈥檙e a non-hunter you may have wondered what drives so many acquaintances and co-workers to don an orange coat every December and head out into cold, snow or rain in the hope of bringing home a deer. Don鈥檛 be surprised if you can鈥檛 solve that riddle. Why people hunt in a modern ...
Today is a 鈥渂ear-hunting time-out鈥� of sorts. The statewide firearms bear season opened yesterday but bear hunters must wait through Sunday to get to the rest of the hunt, which runs through Nov. 25.Bear season鈥檚 popularity has exploded here over the past two decades, rivaling even deer ...
Something about hunting ducks grips my imagination. I like fooling with decoys and sneaking around in man-powered boats. I also like being in swamps and marshes, those mucky places the naturally energetic American perspective long considered 鈥渨asteland,鈥� but to which our lately-enlightened ...
If ever a public official spoke straight to the point, it was in this quote from David Putnam, current president of the Pennsylvania Game Commission board of commissioners.鈥淭his commonwealth would not be the same without state game lands,鈥� Putnam said, noting a significant milestone reached ...
