BELLEVILLE — When it comes to competing against Mother Nature, there’s no shame in finishing third. That’s where VisitPA.com ranked the Standing Stone Trail in Belleville. The 84-mile trail finished the third among 16 trails in Pennsylvania that the website claimed would leave hikers ...
SHARON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Biologist Ashley Wilson carefully disentangled a bat from netting above a tree-lined river and examined the wriggling, furry mammal in her headlamp’s glow. “Another big brown,” she said with a sigh. It was a common type, one of many Wilson and colleagues had snagged on summer nights in the southern Michigan countryside. They were looking for increasingly scarce Indiana and northern long-eared bats, which historically migrated there for birthing season, sheltering behind peeling bark of dead trees. The scientists had yet to spot either species ...
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Game Commission is seeking input from the public in surveying wild turkeys this summer. The Annual Pennsylvania Wild Turkey Sighting Survey runs through Aug. 31. Participation is important for turkey population management. Survey data allow the agency to determine total wild turkey productivity and compare long-term reproductive success within Pennsylvania and across states, as this is a standard methodology used across the country. Data also is used in the turkey population model to track population trends. Turkey sightings can be reported through the ...
Wealth of Geeks Are you looking to channel your inner Ethan Hunt? In a world where traditional sightseeing has become ordinary, a growing trend of extreme tourism is captivating thrill-seekers. Many people seek unparalleled excitement and the chance to explore uncharted territories. These daring adventurers are willing to risk it all for the ultimate bucket-list adventures in the danger zone. From scaling mountains to venturing into the deepest waters, extreme travel offers heart-pounding experiences that are anything but a cheap thrill. Open Sea Shark Diving Among the picturesque ...
Atkinson Mills Sportsmen’s Club • Meetings — held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The club is located at 55 Sportsmen Club Lane, McVeytown; email atkinsonmillssportsmensclub@gmail.com; online at http://atkinsonmills-sportsmensclub.weebly.com. Blue Rock Sportsman Club • Club meetings — 2 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of each month on the gun range, and at 7 p.m. January and February in the barn. To east end Blue Rock: From Milroy, follow signs to Reeds Gap State Park. Free camping available and kitchen is open during all events except trap ...
MILROY — With its long fairways and multiple stations, shooting sporting clays is often described as “golf with a gun” because a typical course includes 10 to 15 different shooting stops laid out over natural grass. Like golf courses, no two sporting clays courses are alike, and terrain and background have a lot to do with how targets are presented. Sporting clays simulates the unpredictability of live-quarry shooting, offering a great variety of trajectories, angles, speeds, elevations, distances, and target sizes. “Shooting sporting clays has been my hobby for the better ...
