It must be a sign that I’m getting older because now, when I hear somebody mention that pheasant season will be opening soon, I have a tendency to look back to the “good old days” of pursuing pheasants. I lived in western Pennsylvania until I moved into this area in the ‘70s. Western Pennsylvania was
As we all know, wildlife frequently makes use of verbal communication to communicate with other wildlife and even people. Coyotes howl sometimes, and certainly we hunters depend a lot on hearing a turkey’s gobble. While it’s less obvious, deer also communicate by making several sounds, and that’s especially true during the breeding process. Bucks and
When I was a high school student in western Pennsylvania back in the ’60s, if somebody said they saw a coyote, nobody would have believed it — but that’s certainly not the case anymore. Over the years, I have seen coyotes on several occasions, including dead ones along a highway, and now that we have
Pennsylvania’s statewide archery season opens on Oct. 3 and runs to Nov. 20 and then again from Dec. 26 to Jan. 24. In some WMUs to the south of us, the archery season started on Sept. 19. Needless to say, there will likely be a pretty good number of hunters heading out, but that wasn’t
Pennsylvania’s black bear hunting seasons will soon begin, and black bears can be hunted in several seasons. The regular statewide firearms season will run from Nov. 21-24, the statewide archery season is Oct. 17-25, and the statewide muzzleloader and special firearms bear season is Oct. 22-25. There are also some special and extended firearms seasons,
It’s obvious that I am a dedicated supporter of the great outdoors; my whole life, including my leisure time and even my employment, has, for years, revolved around spending time in it. When I say the great outdoors, I mean spending time observing wildlife, hunting, fishing, hiking, camping, or even paddling a canoe down a
