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NWTF, sportsman’s club host annual field day

The Shade Mountain Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation held its 20th annual Youth Field Day and JAKES event on Aug. 11 for 55 youths ages 8 to 15. The event comprises nine stations that the youth are rotated through to receive instruction and hands on experience. The Shade Mountain Chapter could not continue to put this event on without the great support of the volunteers and organizations that make the event what it is. Each year we are thankful for the kids that show up to participate, and equally thankful for the parents and grandparents that are willing to set time aside ...

Layoff prompts family to live dream, hit the road

LANCASTER (AP) — Brian and Diane Peachey had always dreamed about seeing as much of the country as possible. But with just a few weeks of vacation a year, they never could relax or see everything on their list. They liked camping with their three children. Maybe they could buy an RV and take a break from work. Then Brian Peachey was laid off. It was a permanent sabbatical, they joke. So the Peacheys went for it. They sold their house in February and soon hit the road in their RV. Now the family of five is exploring the country while looking for their next home. They’re ...

Historic lodging an option when visiting national parks

Waking up near the rim of the Grand Canyon, at the edge of a Yellowstone geyser or within view of a Hawaiian volcano are some of the highlights of these hotels in the United States. Situated in or near National Park Service sites, they are among the most exclusive resorts in the world, despite the fact that some don’t offer air conditioning, an Internet connection or, in one case, road access to the inn. Several of these historic park lodges predate the creation of the National Park Service in 1916. Here are a few top choices to consider if you are visiting a national park: El ...

Cave offers unique outdoor adventure, indoors

SPRING MILLS — Few outdoors attractions in Pennsylvania appeal to such a wide range of interests as historic Penn’s Cave, located in the heart of Centre County. Of course, to fully appreciate a visit one must leave the outdoors, board a boat and travel on a unique trip through the only full-water limestone cavern in America, beneath more than 1,600 acres. Above ground is a game preserve, an airfield, visitor center, picnic area, farm and the Penn’s Cave House, which became a private residence after the visitor center was built in 1980, but is used for special events and private ...

Plan ahead for turkey trophy

The hunt is over and it’s time to preserve that trophy. A few things are to be remembered before a hunter heads to their taxidermist. Fifteen-year member of the National Wild Turkey Federation John Hoover of Forksville, an active turkey hunter and part-time taxidermist of Kings Creek Taxidermy, took some time out from hunting and work to give some tips on what to do and not to do after the harvest “I really appreciate what the NWTF stands for, and what they do for the wild turkeys, and the habitat in the state of Pa., and around the country,” he said. He said it starts in the ...

Western Pennsylvania range provides ‘thrill’ of renting machine guns

DONEGAL (AP) — The 99 signs he has posted throughout the region — each including a phone number, the silhouette of a Rambo-style M60 machine gun and an advertisement for “Washington County Machine Gun Rentals” — has generated many a phone call to Tredd Barton. Some people are angry. Others are curious. Yet others are amazed over the opportunity to fire a fully automatic machine gun — an MP5, Tommy Gun, AK-47, or M16, among many others — for a price. Barton calmly answers the phone and sometimes encounters less than calm questions about his operations. He explains that ...