I’m not sure how many people are aware of it, but Pennsylvania has an official state bird, and it’s the ruffed grouse. The ruffed grouse has been the official state bird since 1931. Of course, the hunting crowd is well acquainted with the ruffed grouse, as it’s been hunted for many years. “Hunted” is a
What should I fish for today? As we move into those warmer days of spring, wondering what to fish for on any given day is no doubt a question that plagues many of us. All right; it may not plague many of us, but for those who have the fishing bug, it’s something we give
Obviously, we outdoor types pay close attention to opening days, especially the opening of trout season and the deer gun hunting season. While the opening of the gun deer season is still a ways off, our trout season is now underway. I’ll be honest, I don’t trout fish on opening day because I like to
Now that the regular trout season is underway, there will no doubt be a pretty good number of fishermen hitting the streams and lakes. I’ll be honest, I’m a pretty serious and dedicated trout fisherman, and I hope to be on a number of different streams over the next few weeks as well. Since I
The spring turkey season is nearly upon us; the youth hunt is set for April 25, and the statewide season runs from May 2-30. Hunting hours from May 2-16 begin one-half hour before sunrise and end at noon. Hunters are asked to be out of the woods by 1 p.m. during that period. From May
The opening of another trout season is upon us, and needless to say, a lot of us are talking about heading out trout “fishing.” So why don’t we say we are going trout “catching”? Well, for good reason, because there are times when we hit the water and end up with no fish caught; we
