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Small game hunting evokes big memories

Squirrels, rabbits, ruffed grouse and ring-necked pheasants are the four primary species of small game for Pennsylvania hunters. The squirrel season opened back in mid-September, and the rabbit and grouse seasons start today. Next Saturday completes the small-game menu with the first day of pheasant season on Oct. 25. This current season structure is much different than when I started hunting 50-plus years ago. The squirrel and grouse seasons started around the second Saturday in October with rabbit and pheasant season beginning two weeks later around the end of the month. In recent ...

Deer archery, trout on tap for October

October ushers in a host of great opportunities for both hunters and anglers in Pennsylvania. One of the most significant of those is the beginning of the statewide archery season this weekend. The 2025 archery season also represents the seventy-fifth archery season for deer in Pennsylvania. ...

Game land tours scheduled for fall

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has announced it will again be offering a series of tours on state game lands around the state on selected Sundays this fall. All tours are self-guided and free. They will be held regardless of the weather. Only vehicles licensed for travel on public roads are permitted on the tours; ATVs and UTVs are not permitted. Although the gravel and dirt roads on the routes are good for the most part, vehicles with four-wheel-drive or high ground clearance are recommended to avoid any problems. Three tours are scheduled for state game lands in our region. ...

Gearing up to go fall trout fishing

After a broiling summer, September brings a wide range of pleasant choices for outdoor enthusiasts. Just being outside is more enjoyable now with plenty of excellent activities to participate in. For hunters, squirrel season opens this weekend, and of course, the early goose and dove seasons are already underway. Fishing no longer needs to be a crack of dawn affair in order to beat the heat. While the fishing for most species of gamefish tends to be good during fall, trout fishing especially tends to make an upswing as the weather turns cooler. South-central Pennsylvania has ample ...

Dove, goose hunts begin on Labor Day

The Labor Day weekend usually marks the unofficial end of most summer activities. While summer doesn’t officially end for another three weeks, you would only have to look around the sports section this weekend to see it is the start of college football season, a major indicator that fall is ...

New tech changed course of fishing

While doing some research on a personal project during the past several months, I have had the opportunity to re-read some of my old favorite fishing books. Reconnecting with some favorite authors who were important in shaping my early angling efforts such as Ray Bergman, A.J. McClane and ...