CONNEAUT LAKE — Like all experienced professional fishing guides, Darl Black hedges his bets when booking clients for a fishing trip on Conneaut Lake. Like all veteran outdoors writers, however, Black knows this gem of a lake in northwestern Pennsylvania is a go-to location when he needs ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An instinct coiled way down in the human brain knows the difference between a bobcat and a mountain lion. A bobcat gives you a warm, that-kind-of-looks-like-my-cat-but-slightly-bigger feeling. Then there is Rocky. On a recent stifling morning in Adams County, the 290-pound mountain lion with perfect bone structure is ignoring the raw chicken breast and pork chops a handler tossed into his pen. He’s sitting in a plastic doghouse, paws crossed, amber eyes locked on the two men ticking him off by their mere presence out beyond the fence. It’s 90-something ...
I consider myself fortunate to have spent time on dozens of different beaches on both coasts. From snorkeling in the Bahamas to kayaking in Alaska, I have witnessed the salt water crash on sand and stones in many well-known destinations. My favorite beach time is spent on my family’s annual trip to the Outer Banks in North Carolina. We stay in Hatteras Village, on the southern tip, which is a secluded town famous for a relaxing atmosphere and its world-class fishing. I could not wait to get back to Hatteras this summer to once again battle some large red drum or cobia in the big ...
SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — Visitors to the D.C. Booth Historic National Fish Hatchery and Archives in Spearfish can now become “agents of discovery.” “We’re really excited about that,” said Archivist April Gregory, who assisted in creating the hatchery’s version of the Agents of Discovery, an interactive, educational technology platform. The free app is up and running and can be downloaded onto a smartphone or tablet. Users assume the roles of secret “agents” on a “mission” as they complete challenges specific to the location. For example, at the Spearfish hatchery, ...
There is a well-worn saying often heard at hunting lodges in the Deep South concerning one’s hunting accomplishments — “It ain’t braggin’ if it’s fact.” With opening day of the seven-day statewide antlerless muzzleloader season in Pennsylvania Saturday, flintlock hunters who have the urge to use what are referred to as “modern” muzzleloaders should be aware that some manufacture claims are more braggin’ than fact. Concurrent with this season, Oct. 18 to 20 is the statewide special firearms season for properly licensed junior, senior, mentored youth, disabled and ...
LEESPORT — Andy Bensing never lost hope that sooner or later Pennsylvania legislators would do the right thing and allow the use of leashed tracking dogs to track and recover big game animals. Showing the patience that typifies a professional dog trainer, Bensing, who holds a Bachelor of ...
