HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania hunters harvested about 6% more deer in the 2025-26 hunting seasons than they did the year before, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission estimates. The statewide 2025-26 deer harvest was estimated at 505,600 deer, 185,310 of them antlered and 320,290 ...
Altoona Mirror sports writer Michael Boytim recently completed a trip to Tanzania in Africa. While there, Boytim went on a safari through the Serengeti and Ngorongoro National Parks. The photos were captured by Boytim during his time there from March 25-27.
Next Saturday will usher in that annual rite of spring throughout Pennsylvania known as the first day of trout season. Few trout anglers will need to be reminded of this season opener, especially after the ample dose of harsh winter weather we just experienced. The prospect of being on a ...
March has always had a reputation as a month with unpredictable shifts in the weather, and this March has certainly lived up to that status. On my way to a medical appointment last Tuesday, I had to endure some frozen fingers while scraping an ample layer of snow and ice from my windshield ...
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 ...
