One trait that is typically required to be a successful hunter is patience. One does not shoot a big buck on your first trip to the stand in archery season. Nor can a hunter simply walk into a wild grape patch and down a grouse. The rule of thumb in hunting is that the more time you spend in ...
As I am laid up from a foot surgery and unable to chase my wife and kids around, scout for deer, run trail cams or really be active, I resort to one thing that always helps to ease my mind: the reliving and telling of hunting stories. I’m very fortunate that over the years I’ve been able ...
YORK SPRINGS (AP) — Each car that pulled into the York Springs State Game Lands was accompanied by a chorus of barking. Dogs weaved in and out of a sea of orange as hunters and their companions prepared for a long day of training. The hunters are a part of the Keystone Chapter of the North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association. They were preparing for the association tests that evaluate hunting dogs. Before the training even started, they huddled together, talking about the utility test for more experienced dogs, the natural ability test for puppies and how they’ve trained ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke last month signed an order to expand hunting and fishing on federal land, saying it would improve wildlife management and conservation. Environmentalists dismissed it as “a do-nothing order.” The order directs the Fish and Wildlife Service and other agencies to produce a plan to expand access. It also calls for changes to management plans for national monuments to ensure the public’s right to hunt, fish and target shoot. Zinke called hunting and fishing “a cornerstone of the American tradition.” But the public already ...
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners today gave final approval in September a measure that makes four additional electronic devices lawful to use while hunting. Once the changes become official, either this month or next, hunters will be able to use electronic decoys in hunting waterfowl; electronic dove decoys used solely for hunting doves; electronically heated scent or lure dispensers; and electronic devices that distribute ozone gas for scent-control purposes. Electronic devices generally are prohibited for hunting use in Pennsylvania, but the Game ...
HARRISBURG — Those hunting deer within the state’s Disease Management Areas have the opportunity to have their deer tested free of charge for chronic wasting disease, which at the same time helps the Game Commission fight this deadly disease. The Game Commission is installing large metal bins at 26 locations for the collection of harvested deer heads within DMA 2 and DMA 3. The bins, which are similar to those used for clothing donations, keep contents secure and will be checked and emptied every other day through the deer-hunting seasons. All deer heads retrieved from the bins ...
