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  • New Hunting Regulations Coming1

    Ken Hunter

    There are some new hunting regulations set to take place this year or next year that are of particular interest to those of us who hunt deer. I’ve been following this first regulation for the past year or two, and it is now in play for Pennsylvania deer hunters starting with this fall’s archery season.

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  • Treestand Hunting: Safety First0

    Ken Hunter

    When I started hunting as a kid in the 60s treestands were practically unheard of; back then, they consisted of a couple of boards in the fork of a tree. My guess is, archery hunters probably started the portable treestand trend. Pulling back a recurve bow in the presence of a deer often resulted in

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Think Safety0

    Jon Pries

    Before you head into the woods, it is important to practice with any archery equipment prior to the season. Make sure you shoot enough to regain your proficiency and that you are completely comfortable well before you are presented with an opportunity to take a shot at any game. Equally, it is critical that prior

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  • The Roving Sportman … Rain, Rain Go Away!0

    Jon Pries

    Over the four-day period of September 13-16, 2018, the Southeast Regional Championship — a sporting clays tournament — was projected to host over 700 shooters from across the country. The event, held at the Forest City Gun Club on the outskirts of Savannah, Georgia, actually drew just under 600 of those who had pre-registered for

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  • Green Options in Home Siding0

    Family Features
    • September 19, 2018

    If new siding is on the list of must-do home projects this year, there are many factors to consider. Though it’s a transformative renovation, replacement siding is a significant and potentially expensive undertaking. Therefore, careful consideration must be given to the materials used and their maintenance, longevity, insulation factor, and cost. Many homeowners also want

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  • Fall lawn care tips0

    Family Features
    • September 19, 2018

    Spring and summer may be the seasons most often associated with landscaping and lawn care, but tending to lawns and gardens is a year-round job. If lawn and garden responsibilities dip considerably in winter, then fall is the last significant chance before the new year that homeowners will have to address the landscaping around their

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  • Autumn is a Prime Time to Tend Lawns and Gardens0

    Family Features
    • September 19, 2018

    Autumn is gardening season. That statement may not seem right to those who think of the spring as the peak time to care for lawns and gardens. However, autumn is an ideal time to get into the garden and ensure that flowers, trees and garden beds will over-winter successfully. A number of things make autumn

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  • County Hall Corner: Wet Weather Woes1

    Larry Stout

    If it seems that we have had a very wet summer, it is because we have. National Weather Service reports that 11.99 inches of rain (let’s call it 12 inches), fell in Williamsport in the month of July, with the normal amount being 4.34 inches. July 2018 ranks as the wettest July on record, shattering

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  • When Wood Did What it Could0

    Gerry Ayers

    Over the years, every sportswriter in Webb Weekly has discussed how the change in the construction of bats has affected the junior level of baseball and softball because of safety concerns. When a pitcher hurls a ball towards a batter, and it comes back at him or her with the velocity to punch a hole

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  • Hunting Season Soon Underway0

    Ken Hunter

    It’s practically the middle of summer, how can you be thinking about hunting already? Well, believe it or not, dove-hunting season opens on Sept. 1 and for me that usually marks the beginning of a new hunting season. The dove season is split into three separate seasons with Sept. 1 through Oct. 10 being the

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  • Habitat Improvement: Food Plots0

    Jon Pries

    One of the most frequently used methods of creating a better habitat, usually in the form of a food source, is the establishment of a food plot, or perhaps, multiple food plots. The size, shape and location of any food plot are determined by topography, water sources and often the proximity of property boundaries. Consulting

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  • Congrats, Wood Bats, Bonds and Beetles

    Congrats, Wood Bats, Bonds and Beetles0

    Jim Webb

    The Little League World Series is getting ready for the first pitch. Our area high school football fields have come back to life with teams getting ready for an early kickoff to the PIAA pigskin season. Before you know it, August will be the new September for high school football players. This, however, is a

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Habitat Improvement: Trees0

    Jon Pries

    Writer’s note: We have previously discussed developing a Management Plan for Habitat Improvement, and now we’ll look at specifics. This is the first of a 3-part series about Habitat Improvement, which will cover: Trees, Bushes, Shrubs and Vines, and Food Plots. EXISTING TREES: To begin with, we should have done a survey that identifies the

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  • You Don’t Want to Smoke This Weed!

    You Don’t Want to Smoke This Weed!0

    Jim Webb

    In my travels the last three years to watch Jimmy play baseball in Olean, New York, I’ve made it to about every town that makes up the 12-team New York Collegiate Baseball League. From Hornell to Niagara, all the way across the state to Rochester and Syracuse, New York is truly a beautiful state. A

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  • Summer Isn’t the Only Thing Slipping Away0

    Gerry Ayers

    In case you haven’t noticed, and I am sure you have, summer is half over. More depressing, there are several trees that are shedding some yellow, crisp leaves. Hey, Mr. Tree over there, it’s not even October yet! So don’t deflate our hot air balloons just yet, OK? On a brighter note, congratulate my father

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  • This Really Bugs Me0

    Ken Hunter

    As if we didn’t have enough to be concerned about with the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease in our deer herd, and a bunch of invasive plants overtaking portions of our landscape, we also have a good number of unwelcomed bugs to deal with as well. In case you’re wondering what invasive plants, just try

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  • The Roving Sportsman… The Work is Done!

    The Roving Sportsman… The Work is Done!0

    Jon Pries

    Several years ago, a landowner whom I have known for quite some time, approached me about helping him design and develop a food plot. He owns 120 acres, which included 50 acres of open fallow fields, and a wooded area of about 70 acres that stretched up a hillside and across a top, where it

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  • Gaining a Better Understanding of Fishers0

    Ken Hunter

    Those of us who are heavily involved in the outdoors usually have a great interest in wildlife in general and not just the various species we pursue. I know I’m always trying to gain a better understanding of all wildlife and I’m especially interested in the science of what makes various creatures behave the way

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  • The Bookworm Sez: “The Wild Inside” by Jamey Bradbury

    The Bookworm Sez: “The Wild Inside” by Jamey Bradbury0

    Terri Schlichenmeyer

    Mom always said that you were a wild child. Feral, she said. Uncivilized. The kind of kid for whom a layer of dirt was a second skin, the kid who hated anything resembling soap. As in the new novel, “The Wild Inside” by Jamey Bradbury, you reveled in your animal side. Tracy Sue Petrikoff’s mother

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  • A Tree is Nice0

    Melinda Wentzel
    • June 27, 2018

    We have a half-dead tree in our yard. Make that FIVE half-dead trees. A pine, an ash, and three fruit-bearing ones, although they haven’t produced much of anything in a very long while. Hence, the time has come to take them down, which by almost anyone’s standards makes perfect sense. It’ll be safer since the

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Summer Habitat Projects0

    Jon Pries

    Thursday, June 21, 2018, is the official first day of summer. For the next several months of warmer days and periodic thunderstorms and rain showers, we have the perfect time to step up our efforts to better the habitat to help all forms of wildlife. From field to forest, the work we do can provide

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Springtime!0

    Jon Pries

    With the daytime temperatures in the mid-70s, cooler evenings and the occasional shower or two, it appears that spring is finally upon us. Beautiful sunrises greet the morning skies, and the sunsets can be spectacular, with so much to see and do throughout the day. Additionally, since the last week in May and the first

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Oh, Well…0

    Jon Pries

    In the last weeks of our spring gobbler season here in Pennsylvania I was pretty convinced that the population of birds, at least in the areas where I would frequently hunt, had been slowly decreasing over the last few years. Sure, I was happy for several hunters I knew that had reported a successful season

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  • Motherhood Anew0

    Melinda Wentzel

    When I first became a mother, it felt as though time stood still, my days and nights never-ending, woven together into an unfamiliar tapestry that defined my upended world. I remember thinking the infant stage would endure forever and that I would surely be driven mad in the process. Sleep was a commodity I craved

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  • Annual Way’s Garden Art Show Sunday, June 100

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    One of Williamsport’s greatest civic assets, Way’s Garden, will again be the site of the 62nd Annual Way’s Garden Art Show conducted by the Bald Eagle Art League. Additionally, the Way’s Garden Restoration Committee will use this occasion to help raise funds for its restoration efforts. The event takes place this Sunday, June 10 between

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  • The Summer Job Disappearing Act0

    Gerry Ayers

    Another monumental shift in society — in the summer of 1978, 60% of teenagers were working or looking for work. By 2016, only 35% were doing that! Now, don’t be quick to judge (as I was) and say the kids these days are too lazy to hit the job trail. Many are spending more time

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  • The Roving Sportsman… All About Bluebirds0

    Jon Pries

    While the plump-breasted worm-eating robin is entitled “The harbinger of spring,” there is no doubt that sightings of the early bluebirds are eagerly awaited as well. As they begin to leave their winter hangouts and appear more often outside the kitchen window or perched near the garden, we wonder what we can do to keep

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  • Bird Feeders Attract More Than Birds0

    Ken Hunter

    I’m an avid hunter, after all, I’ve been a hunter all my life, but I also enjoy watching wildlife. As many people probably already know, in addition to my love of hunting I am also a wildlife artist and illustrator. As such, it’s important that I observe, and carefully study, wildlife as much as possible.

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  • County Hall Corner: Planting a Tree0

    Larry Stout

    Arbor Day, April 27th, came and went, and probably only one out of a hundred people knew of it, and probably only one out of that number celebrated the event. The idea of planting trees might not seem glamorous, but Williamsport built its reputation as the “Lumber Capital of the World,” and had not those

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  • Let’s Have a Crappie Time

    Let’s Have a Crappie Time0

    Ken Hunter

    Believe me; I’m not suggesting that anyone have a bad or crappy time but rather now is the time to begin your search for some good crappie fishing. I know it’s the beginning of trout season, and I have been putting my share of time on the trout streams as well, but I’ve also been

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  • My Good Walk Spoiled0

    Jamie Spencer

    SANDBAGGER 1. Someone who disguises a strength or skill in order to gain a competitive edge. 2. A sneaky hustler who deliberately plays well below his abilities just to position himself in a future event. 3. A desperate cheater who posts bogus scores to secure a favorable handicap. I am smack dab in the middle

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  • In Praise of Leftovers0

    Melinda Wentzel

    I’m a big fan of restaurants. The ambiance, the delectable fare, snagging a cozy booth for two, where my husband and I can engage in an actual face-to-face conversation — one almost entirely devoid of cell phones. And children. It’s all good. But mostly I like patronizing restaurants because it means I won’t have to

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Springtime Habitat Projects0

    Jon Pries

    Well, it appears that spring has finally sprung! With the warmer temperatures and intermittent rains, we should turn our attention to habitat work that will benefit all forms of wildlife. First things first. Probably the most important key to success in creating viable food plots is the gathering and analysis of soil samples. In a

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