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Safety guidelines for the great outdoors

People venture into the great outdoors for many different reasons. The Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act was developed in part to analyze the outdoor recreation economy of the United States. In 2018, its report showed outdoor recreation contributed more than $412 billion to the ...

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Atkinson Mills Sportsmen’s Club •Meetings are 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 at 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 ...

Hunters still grappling with Sunday hunting

Two years after Sunday hunting was introduced into Pennsylvania, some hunters are still grappling with the necessity for those additional hunting days as fall hunting nears. One thing is certain though — Sunday hunting will be underway this fall. The state Game Commission announced earlier this summer Sunday hunting will take place on Nov. 13, 20 and 27. “Hunters in nearly every other state in the whitetails’ range are able to hunt on Sunday. Pa. is one of the last states to provide this opportunity to its hunters,” said Kip Adams, chief conservation officer and certified ...

Short-term rentals cause controversy

There is no peace in the Pine Creek Valley as a situation that has developed over the last few years has longtime residents pitted against property owners who are offering short-term rentals, which in many cases are bringing with them loud parties and traffic congestion. What began as the discovery of a basically unspoiled area in the heart of central Pennsylvania where large water birds can be seen perched on rocks in the waters of Pine Creek, has turned into a money-making opportunity for investors, many who are from out of the area, who are buying properties along the creek. This ...

Outdoors 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 atkinsonmillssports mensclub@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 ...