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Chronic wasting disease on hunter’s minds

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — This year was a dark one for Montana hunters and lovers of wild game meat with the announcement that, for the first time, a wild elk and a wild moose were found infected with chronic wasting disease. CWD is a contagious neurological disease that infects deer, elk and moose. There is no known cure, and it is fatal to infected animals. Animals may be infected for up to two years before showing any symptomatic signs of infection. While there is no known transmission of chronic wasting disease to humans or other animals, including pets or livestock, the Centers ...

Fallen monsters of Pennsylvania of Part 3: Grant Dressler

It’s hard to believe that it was 18 years ago that the Pennsylvania Game Commission first instituted antler restrictions. Although it was extremely unpopular then, nearly two decades later, some would say that the changes made have led to more and more mature bucks being harvested in the ...

Guyer: Take advantage of a wintry walk through the woods

This is the time of year when many of us suffer from a malady known as the winter blues. With our first taste of real snow cover, occasionally freshened with new accumulation or by wind, it’s a great time to shake off the cabin fever and take a walk through the winter wonderland. For many ...

Fallen monsters of Pennsylvania: Bill Andrews

It’s hard to believe that it was eighteen years ago that the Pennsylvania Game Commission first instituted antler restrictions. Although it was extremely unpopular then, nearly two decades later, some would say that the changes made have led to more and more mature bucks being harvested in ...

Harshbarger: 2019 hunting season one of rejuvenation after the death of my father

2019 was a particularly memorable hunting season. From common frustrations related to hunting state game lands, to a seriously bone-headed injury,and logging more hours in the woods than I have in the past few years to see fewer deer, the season was trying, to say the least. For the first time in a number of years, I went into the season with a full head of steam. I felt motivated, excited, and truly started to embrace the outdoors again. My father —my best friend and my best hunting buddy — passed away on Nov. 30, 2017. I lost pretty-much all interest in hunting and ...

The Top 10 things for a successful turkey hunt

The booming sound of a gobbler, or “spring thunder” as some like to call it, can and has caused even the most seasoned hunters to do some of the craziest and most inexplicable things I have ever seen in the hunting woods. From letting out a loud scream when a turkey finally gobbles, to sprinting through the woods with a loaded gun only to end up falling on the ground and spooking the bird, I’ve seen urgency quickly turn into stupidity in some of the smartest turkey hunters I know. So as I’ve traveled and hunted turkeys in a lot of places with a lot of different kinds of ...