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Fall turkey season approaching soon

HARRISBURG — The excitement of turkey hunting doesn’t have to wait for spring. Pennsylvania’s fall turkey season, an annual opportunity to pursue the state’s only big-game bird among the changing colors of the autumn woods, kicks off Saturday, Oct. 29 in 19 of Pennsylvania’s 23 Wildlife Management Units (WMUs.) The fall season is closed in WMUs 5A, 5C and 5D. For the remaining WMUs the season lengths are as follows: WMUs 1A, 1B, 4A, 4B, 4D and 4E – Oct. 29-Nov. 5; WMU 2B – Oct. 29-Nov. 18 and Nov. 23-25; WMUs 2A, 2F, 2G, 2H, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D and 4C – Oct. 29-Nov. 12; ...

PFBC encourages safety during the cold weather months

​HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) began its quarterly business meeting by encouraging anglers and boaters to take advantage of opportunities to enjoy the water during fall and winter, while remaining safe. In his report to the Board, Executive Director Tim Schaeffer reminded anglers that while there are often fewer people on the water during the cold weather months, conditions are still fantastic for many popular gamefish species across the Commonwealth, including bass, walleye, catfish, wild and stocked trout, and steelhead that are beginning their ...

Outlook calendar

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. in 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 ...

A century later, Colorado River nearing crisis point

DENVER (AP) — The intensifying crisis facing the Colorado River amounts to what is fundamentally a math problem. The 40 million people who depend on the river to fill up a glass of water at the dinner table or wash their clothes or grow food across millions of acres use significantly more ...

Gun club sharpens firearm skills through competitive matches

HOLDEN, W.Va. (AP) — A Logan County gun club encourages firearm skill, knowledge and safety through competitive matches that are held each month. Now in its 11th year, the Coalfield Shooters Association is sanctioned by both the National Rifle Association and the United States Practical Shooting Association. The latter organization focuses on competitive gun matches around the nation. The Coalfield Shooters Association holds a competitive shooting match on the second Sunday of each month, rain or shine. The matches are held at the Coalfield Shooters Association’s home range at ...

US officials seek public comment on Pacific Northwest Trail

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — U.S. officials are taking a big step involving a 1,200-mile (1,900-kilometer) hiking trail stretching from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean. The U.S. Forest Service is accepting comments through Oct. 30 on a comprehensive plan for the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, which starts in Glacier National Park in Montana, crosses through northern Idaho and finishes in Olympic National Park in Washington. The Forest Service wants to complete the plan by late 2023. It’s a key document that will give state, federal and tribal land managers a guide ...