Checking the extended weather forecast earlier last week, I was delighted to see predictions for temperatures well into the 60s for this weekend and into the 70s for early next week. With such significant relief from the months of unrelenting sub-freezing days this winter has served up, it ...

With all the cold weather we’ve experienced this winter, I was frequently asked if I go ice fishing or if I like ice fishing. The short answer to both of those questions is “not really.” When I was younger, I had several friends who were enthusiastic ice fishermen, so I usually would ...

There’s no need to remind anyone that we are experiencing a “good, old-fashioned winter” throughout Pennsylvania. A foot and a half of snow blankets most of our region, and except for one day this past week, temperatures haven’t been above the freezing mark for several weeks. Given ...

Last weekend, the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners held its first regular meeting of 2026. At their January meeting each year, the commissioners give preliminary approval to the slate of hunting seasons and bag limits for the upcoming year and then give final approval to that schedule ...

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners is scheduled to hold their regular quarterly meeting next weekend in Harrisburg. Typically, the main agenda item for their January meeting is the proposed hunting seasons and bag limits for the upcoming year. Most years, those proposed seasons are ...

As one who has always been close to the outdoors and the natural world, the recent bout of harsh winter weather with high winds and cold temperatures brings home the reality of how tough wintertime can be. Forests that just a few months ago were green and lush while hosting a symphony of bird ...