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Modified hunting system helps boy get first buck

INDIANA (AP) — Eleven-year-old Lucas McCormick didn’t want to get out of bed when his mom, Kayla McCormick, woke him up on the first day of rifle season in late November. Like most young hunters, this Marion Center sixth-grader was stuck choosing between the determination to shoot his first buck and the desire to sleep in on a Sunday. In the end, Lucas chose to bundle up in orange and set out into the snow-covered woods with his dad, Dan McCormick. “He was giggling as I got him dressed,” Kayla remembered. “He was half asleep and I kept asking him, ‘Are you tired?’. He ...

Diver takes you on his adventures in the Delaware River

EASTON (AP) — Matt Schade has crossed the iconic Easton-Phillipsburg free bridge hundreds of times, looked out at the Delaware River and wondered what was underneath the water’s surface. Many have wondered the same thing, curiosity piqued by rumors of what, or who, might be hidden in the river in between Pennsylvania and New Jersey. But most don’t have scuba gear like Schade, and fewer have the sense of discovery that pushes the Allentown man to suit up and dive in waterways around the Lehigh Valley. “I was always curious as a kid, looking out at water sources, or the ...

Outdoors calendar

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 shoots. Decatur ...

Lancaster Fly Fishing Show this weekend

LANCASTER — Superstars of the fly-fishing world including Joe Humphreys, Gary Borger, George Daniel and Tim Flagler are featured at the Lancaster Fly Fishing Show, Saturday and Sunday at the Lancaster County Convention Center, 3 East Vine St., Lancaster. The newest gadgets and tools — along with dream vacation destinations that make fly fishing the sport it is — will be on display for the first time locally at the tenth annual Lancaster event. The convention center will play host to all things fly-fishing — for beginners to seasoned veterans — with seminars, casting ...

From grime to crumbling masonry, US parks get a makeover

Near the Tidal Basin in Washington, crews have cleaned grime off the white marble exterior of the Jefferson Memorial and fixed cracked stone to prevent falling debris. At the Statue of Liberty, plans are in the works to waterproof the exterior of the massive stone fort built in 1807 that serves as the monument’s base. And at New River Gorge in West Virginia, one of the newest national parks, historical masonry grills have been restored near the Grandview Visitor Center, which features a breathtaking overlook of the valley and waterway 1,400 feet below. Under legislation passed by ...

Annual quest for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ fish lasts 35 minutes

ONAWAY, Mich. (AP) — Hope springs eternal on Black Lake in February. In single-digit temperatures on a Saturday, Feb. 5, morning, about 600 fishermen and -women on Black Lake in Presque Isle and Cheboygan counties peered into watery rectangles, hoping to be among the lucky few to take home one of the state's annual allotment of lake sturgeon. Just 35 minutes after the season opened, a fisherman pulled the last of the season's harvest out of the water, The Alpena News reports. "You should have been in the shanty," said Jerry Perrin, of Au Gres, of the celebration after he speared the ...