What would spring be without birds? Their variety, colors and songs are inseparable from the season. And because our region’s land-use is diverse, with mountain forest, lowland woodlots, rivers, suburbs, city, and farms, we get to experience more than our share of bird species—when we pay ...
As signs of spring go, the spring turkey hunting season is relatively new on the scene. This year’s season, which began last Saturday, is “only” the 51st in Pennsylvania history. Hunting gobblers in the spring had already been a long-established tradition in the Deep South when the ...
Some people would call them ugly, and there would be no way to refute that because beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Others might say they’re scary and no one could argue because fear is personal. And some even claim they’re dangerous. But that claim is different. It’s dead wrong.Most ...
The April outdoors beckon with lots of options. Tomorrow is Youth Mentor Day for trout fishing, the trout season for everyone opens April 13, and spring turkey hunting starts two weeks later. Also, with mild temperatures and often brilliant sun, April is a great time for a hike on a trail or a ...
Youth Mentor Trout Day has a way of sneaking up on those who might enjoy it most. On Saturday, April 6, kids age 15 and younger, if accompanied by a properly licensed adult mentor, can fish for trout in any of the hundreds of stocked lakes and streams (except for special regulation waters) ...
Fans of winter got a late bonus this first week of March. Sunday’s snow was no dense slurry, so standard as winter wanes. The flakes fell as cold crystals that settled over brittle crust left from Friday’s slush, which had frozen hard to receive Sunday’s powder — the ideal platform for ...
