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Statewide pheasant season opens Saturday, Oct. 24

Outdoors

HARRISBURG — Break out the brush pants, your favorite shotgun and, of course, a fluorescent orange hat and vest. Pennsylvania’s pheasant season is winging its way closer. The statewide pheasant season opens on Saturday, Oct. 24. Pennsylvania’s pheasant hunters this year will enjoy expanded hunting dates, with all 21 Sundays falling within the season now open (up from 6 open Sundays during the 2025-26 season). In addition, pheasant hunting will remain open during the overlap with the statewide firearms deer season, providing an additional 2 weeks of opportunity. All told, the ...

Outdoors Calendar

Outdoors

Atkinson Mills Sportsmen’s Club • Meetings — 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’s Club • Club meetings — 2 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of each month on the gun range, and at 7 p.m. 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 ...

Local schedule

Local Sports

Thursday, Oct. 22 Cross country Juniata at Mifflin County, 4:30p Boys soccer Juniata vs. Greenwood at Susquenita H.S., 8p (TVL Championship) Southern Huntingdon at JCS, 5:30p

Dotson, Oweh stand out during Week 6

Penn State

UNIVERSITY PARK – Week 6 of the National Football League season saw 51 Penn State football alums populate the rosters of 24 National Football League organizations. Atlanta wide receiver Jahan Dotson made big plays in the Falcons’ 31-23 loss against Chicago. Dotson caught three passes for 87 yards, including a 13-yard touchdown and 33- and 41-yard receptions. Jacksonville tight end Brenton Strange continued a strong season with five catches for 44 yards in the Jaguars’ 34-31 setback against Houston. Three of his five receptions went for first downs, including a 24-yard grab. ...

PGC wants drivers to be alert with deer activity increasing

Local Sports

Deer are becoming increasingly active this time of year and with daylight-saving time set to end on Nov. 1, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is urging motorists to slow down and remain vigilant on the roads. Autumn marks a surge in deer activity as the fall breeding season, known as the “rut,” approaches. During this period, many yearling bucks leave their birth areas in search of new territory, sometimes dozens of miles away. At the same time, adult bucks are actively roaming their home ranges in pursuit of doe, often chasing those they encounter. The end of daylight-saving ...