Pennsylvania’s deer season, apex of the outdoor year, opened yesterday and for only the second time, hunters have a full weekend to enjoy the woods in pursuit of whitetails.
It is now dark in Barrow, Alaska and will remain dark until Jan. 24.
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Pennsylvania’s deer season, apex of the outdoor year, opened yesterday and for only the second time, hunters have a full weekend to enjoy the woods in pursuit of whitetails.
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Pennsylvania’s upcoming firearms deer season -- always the most popular on the hunting calendar -- features abundant whitetails and increased flexibility in when and where hunters can harvest them.
Cold dry air from Canada moving across the relativity warmer waters of the Great Lakes produce a fair amount of our precipitation over Southwestern Pennsylvania at this time of the year.
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Acclaims for Richard “Breeze” Nicholson’s big walleye he caught in the Youghiogheny River at Connellsville on Oct. 28 have been circulating the internet for two weeks but it’s now official.
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Acclaims for Richard “Breeze” Nicholson’s big walleye he caught in the Youghiogheny River at Connellsville on Oct. 28 have been circulating the internet for two weeks but it’s now official.
For decades world leaders have put off action on what needs to be done to combat the effects of Mother Earth’s problems with our changing climate.
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Indian summer is period of pleasant weather with lots of sunshine that usually follows our first frost and freeze.
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With deer becoming increasingly active, and daylight-saving time soon to put more vehicles on the road during the hours when deer move most, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is advising motorists to slow down and stay alert.
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A happy challenge outdoor folks face at this time of year is deciding how to spend their time in the woods or on the water.
The nice pleasant weather we experienced for much of October is quickly giving way to a damp and cool weather pattern.
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Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn encourages Pennsylvanians to nominate their favorite trail for the 2022 Trail of the Year.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Operation Game Thief (OGT) program protects wild birds and wild mammals by encouraging those with information related to wildlife crimes to report it as soon as possible.
Peter F. Sussenbach, a longtime Pennsylvania Game Commission employee who recently served as director for the agency’s Bureau of Wildlife Habitat Management has become director of the Southeast Region Office in Reading, filling the vacancy created when former region director David Mitchell was promoted to deputy executive director in Harrisburg.
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It is proof of the marketing prowess of the NFL and the NCAA that they can induce so much of the American public to stay indoors and watch football at this time of year.
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn recently unveiled new “Nature for All” trailhead signs that are designed to represent the department’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) on public lands.
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It’s mid-October and we are still awaiting the arrival of the glorious fall colors that usually prevail at this time of the year.
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) is seeking three volunteer members for the 2022 Pennsylvania Trails Advisory Committee, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn announced today.
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I think most folks would agree it was a great summer; plenty of beautiful sunny days and just enough rainfall to produce beautiful flowers and great local grown vegetables.
The numbers tell the tale when it comes to just how good black bear hunting opportunities are in Pennsylvania these days.
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Two piping plover chicks took flight in August from the shores of Presque Isle State Park, Erie County, after a challenging season, marking the fifth consecutive year of nesting success for this federal and state endangered sparrow-sized shorebird.
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I like everything about cooking wild game.
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Just in time for squirrel season, Pennsylvania hunters now may carry digital versions of their licenses, in place of paper licenses.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is hosting an open house to inform the public about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), which poses a serious threat to the state’s white-tailed deer and elk.
It always happens too quickly, it seems like just about the time we settle into summer it’s over.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) are pleased to join with other fish and wildlife conservation agencies across the country to recognize Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021 as National Hunting and Fishing Day!
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Ohiopyle, Fayette County, and the Laurel Highlands are now better known among professionals in public outdoor recreation around the country.
Two changes approved earlier this year by the Pennsylvania Game Commission now have become official.
Forty American flags stood tall and the sound of bagpipes rang out on State Game Lands 93 in Somerset County as the Pennsylvania Game Commission rededicated a memorial to honor the 40 heroic passengers and crew members of United Airlines Flight 93.
My dad writes a weekly column for the Herald Standard but this week he is busy so I thought maybe I could fill in for him.
While 2021-22 antlerless deer licenses are sold out in many of the state’s Wildlife Management Units (WMUs), licenses figure to remain available in at least a half-dozen WMUs by Monday, Sept. 13 — the date when over-the-counter antlerless license sales begin statewide.
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If something can be routine and record-breaking at the same time, Pennsylvania’s archery deer season is it.
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners will meet Sept. 10 and 11 at the agency’s Southwest Region Office in Bolivar.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s two-month public survey on wild turkey sightings has ended, but participants are encouraged to report their July and August sightings through Monday, Sept. 6.
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At this time of year, deer hunters hope to see some color.
CAMP HILL — With 121 state parks and over 2 million acres of forest, there is a lot of opportunity to explore the outdoors in Pennsylvania.
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