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High School Football Live Scoreboard — Week 9

MID-PENN COMMONWEALTH Altoona 44, Cedar Cliff 14 — FINAL State College 52, Carlisle 0 — FINAL Chambersburg 37, Central Dauphin East 14 — FINAL Cumberland Valley 35, Central Dauphin 11 — FINAL LAUREL HIGHLANDS Bellwood-Antis 27, Bellefonte 3 — FINAL Bishop Guilfoyle 38, ...

Time to hunt some pheasant

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 season gets underway on Saturday. Pennsylvania’s pheasant hunters this year will enjoy expanded hunting dates, with all 21 Sundays falling within the season now open (up from six 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 two weeks of opportunity. All told, the Game ...

Spinning a tale

Armon Sinisi, 12 and a student at Hollidaysburg Area Junior High, caught this young shark with a spinning rod this past summer while on vacation with his family in Ocean City, Maryland.

Administration announces state gameland openings

HARRISBURG — The Shapiro Administration recently announced the opening of 468 miles of administrative state forest roads across 18 of Pennsylvania’s 20 state forest districts, expanding public access for hunters and outdoor enthusiasts during fall and winter recreation seasons. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources opened the roads for the statewide archery deer season, which runs now through Friday, Nov. 20. Visitors can find a list of administrative state forest roads open this season on DCNR’s website. “Opening these roads to hunters, hikers and ...

Non-profit group saves Pennsylvania owl

One of Pennsylvania’s tiniest owls was released this week after being rescued from a cold swimming pool in the Lancaster area, according to wildlife rehabilitation center Raven Ridge in Lancaster County. Wildlife Conservation Officer John Veylupek rescued the Eastern Screech Owl from the ...

Videos available to teach deer processing

The National Deer Association and the American Association of Meat Processors recently announced the launch of a new educational video series designed to help commercial meat processors confidently enter and succeed in the venison processing business. The two-part series, Deer Processor 1 and Deer Processor 2, is now available online and walks commercial processors through the fundamentals of handling deer harvests from field to freezer. The videos feature NDA’s Chief Conservation Officer, Kip Adams, and AAMP Processor and owner of Ely Farm Products, Dwight Ely, two respected ...