Porcupines and the winter woods
They are one of the slowest moving creatures in the northern woods, generally waddling along at a seemingly carefree pace. Yet they are difficult to…
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In the Dirt – December (Seed Catalogs)
Geocaching a way to add a new twist to outdoor adventures
Science offers tips for filling a deer tag
Hiking with children can be fun, memorable if you do it right
Seismic change may be occurring in the whitetail woods
Acorns, dandelions and crabapples foraged for tasty treats
Squirrel hunting remains fun despite changes
October Gardening Calendar
Sunday hunting tied to coming election
Spring of 2020 remains the target date for removing the legislative prohibition on Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania. But the job of reaching it starts right…
Produce: What’s in season in October?
There’s nothing like the taste of fresh produce when it’s perfectly in season — an apple pulled straight from the tree or greens pulled right…
In the Garden with Kids – Seed Saving
It’s all about the birds and the bees when we’re talking plants. But that can be a difficult subject with kids though. Most plants want…
First-time campers and lessons learned and shared
Ever been hit square between the eyes with a blacksmith’s hammer? Me neither, fortunately. But I imagine it feels something like the breath-stealing punch to…
September Gardening
September continues the planting of cool-weather crops in the vegetable garden. Things like spinach, lettuce, corn mache, tatsoi, pak choi, arugula, radishes, turnips, beets and…
Summertime bluegills a feisty and fun foe
Pugnacious and accommodating, that’s what bluegills are. How many angling careers have they – and their cousin sunfish, the pumpkinseed — launched over the years?…
Float tube fishing a joy not to be overlooked
Believe it nor not, it’s already late summer – we’ve got less than a month left, officially – and for many anglers, that means one…
Leashed tracking dogs coming to Pennsylvania
The most serious whitetail hunters spend a lot of time in the woods each autumn, looking for deer. Andy Bensing does the same. In his…
Hikes reveal interesting PA history
I was aware of Gifford Pinchot when embarking on a yearlong journey of hiking through history, Pennsylvania-style. His wife, Cornelia, was a mystery. Gifford was…
Challenges to the future of hunting and fishing
Hunting and fishing in America – and by extension the nation’s system of sustaining wildlife and fish – are in trouble, right now. And unless…
Chemical-free planting to help pollinators
There is something wonderful about growing for pollinators. It’s a hopeful feeling seeing a host of insects, free from pesticides, doing their job. That’s the…