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- January 16, 2019
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The Roving Sportsman… New Year’s Resolutions0
- Outdoors
- January 16, 2019
It is that time of year to make our traditional New Year’s Resolutions — you know -that list of things we know we should follow, but rarely seem to accomplish! So really, the first step is to promise ourselves that this year we will make that list and be much more conscientious about following it.
READ MOREThe Roving Sportsman… Finding New Places0
- Outdoors
- January 9, 2019
Many of us who live in Lycoming County and the surrounding counties are fortunate to have acquired multiple places to hunt, fish and spend quality time in the outdoors. Whether we pursue small game or big game and whether we prefer to fish for trout or bass, the majority of outdoorsmen who have resided in
READ MOREThe Roving Sportsman… Planning For Springtime Planting0
- Outdoors
- January 2, 2019
With the beginning of winter weather settling in and spending time by the fireplace a much more enjoyable pastime now, you might want to take time to focus your attention on some springtime activities, in order to get your mind off of Mother Nature’s winter stranglehold. So let’s start to plan out what we can
READ MOREWhere Do They All Go?0
- Outdoors
- December 26, 2018
Every year, right about this time, Mother Nature takes care of all of her creatures as they prepare to weather through the upcoming winter months. It is pretty amazing the way some of these birds, animals and insects prepare for and adjust their daily routines in order to make it through the freezing temperatures that
READ MOREThe Roving Sportsman… Considerations When Giving a Firearm as a Gift0
- Outdoors
- December 19, 2018
With only a few shopping days remaining before Christmas day, you may be thinking about purchasing a firearm as a gift for a friend or relative. Or, you may be considering gifting one of Grandpa’s old side by side shotguns or cherished lever action rifles to a member of the family. Either way, there are
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The Roving Sportsman… Prime Time for Coyotes0
- Outdoors
- December 12, 2018
While the late archery deer season and flintlock deer season (December 26 to January 12, 2019) are still ahead for the hearty hunters who have not yet filled their tags and will brave the winter chill, for most of us, the deer season is over. Fear not, as there is still an exciting opportunity to
READ MOREThe Roving Sportsman… Tagged Out — Now What?0
- Outdoors
- December 5, 2018
Let’s say that you are one of the lucky hunters who have tagged a bear, or perhaps tagged a buck and/or doe and is now finished trying to obtain wild game for the freezer and dinner table. The bear skin is at the taxidermist to become a rug and your buck’s antlers are being prepared
READ MOREThe Roving Sportsman… A Pennsylvania Tradition0
- Outdoors
- November 28, 2018
On this past Monday, more than a million hunters hit Penn’s woods in pursuit of whitetail deer. Schools closed for the day throughout the Commonwealth since a great percentage of students, teachers and staff would, no doubt, have been absent for the day with some variation of “buck fever” or “one-day deer flu”! Being a
READ MOREThe Roving Sportsman… On Being Thankful0
- Outdoors
- November 21, 2018
Thanksgiving Day is a traditional time when we get together with family and friends, sit around the dining room table feasting on roast turkey and all the trimmings and then retire to the living room to watch football games or just spend time enjoying each other’s company. But it is also a time to reflect
READ MOREPennsylvania’s Ultimate Big Game?0
- Outdoors
- November 14, 2018
Those of us who hunt wild turkeys here in our home state of Pennsylvania often consider this bird to be the ultimate game to pursue. Whitetail deer hunters are without a doubt even more fanatical about naming deer as the greatest game animal within our state’s borders. And, yes, we are very fortunate to have
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