Gleaning a turkey direct from the Pennsylvania woods was once a popular way to secure that Thanksgiving bird. But participation in fall turkey hunting has declined in recent years, while enthusiasm for the spring hunt remains robust. A decade ago, the Game Commission estimated the state had ...
Coal once brought prosperity to Fayette County.It also left a legacy of degraded streams, useless as water sources, uninhabitable by fish, a turn-off to tourists, and costly to restore.Abandoned or poorly reclaimed mine sites unleashed acid, iron, aluminum and other pollutants into surrounding ...
A month-long commemoration peaks on Saturday, September 26. It’s a celebration that many people have never heard of—even those who fish, hunt, hike, camp, paddle, and bike in the great outdoors. September is Public Lands Month, and the 26th of the month is Public Lands Day, both held to ...
Bicyclists on the Great Allegheny Passage (GAP) bike trail between Confluence and Ohiopyle may be surprised and pleased by a bright-white welcoming ribbon. Private contractors working for the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources last month completed resurfacing of the trail ...
Depending on your worldview, time-travel belongs in the realm of science-fiction or advanced metaphysics. I savored a more down-to-earth version when I re-discovered my dad’s old tackle box, forgotten somehow under mounds of my own outdoor gear. Opening the box was a combination of déjà vu ...
Who would have imagined it six months ago? After a decades-long slide in fishing license sales, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission reports that license sales this year are up by 21%. People appear to be adapting to pandemic confinement by going fishing.Waiting to buy my hunting license ...
