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  • The Roving Sportsman… Habitat Improvement: Food Plots, Fields & Shrubs0

    Jon Pries

    This is the final installment in a series regarding habitat improvement. We have covered developing a plan, eliminating undesirable plants, and what trees we should consider planting for various wildlife species. Now, let’s look at a few final steps — creating food plots, bringing back fallow fields, and some shrubs, bushes, and vines we could

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Habitat Improvement – Trees0

    Jon Pries

    EXISTING TREES: We have recently discussed doing a survey that identifies the trees currently on your property that provide feed for wildlife, such as oaks, beech, black cherry, walnut, butternut, hickory, and old apple trees. Also, note the existence and location of evergreens that provide cover for wildlife. Use this data to help plan where

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Refine Your Plan With the Experts 0

    Jon Pries

    Once you have mapped out your property and the neighboring properties and have put down on paper a list of your property’s inventory, a list of the end goals for the work you will do, and some of your ideas as to how you can accomplish your objectives, it is now time to take the

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Your Management Plan0

    Jon Pries

    If you have ever been fortunate enough to take a long dreamed about hunting or fishing trip to one of the western states or to an overseas destination, then you know that a great part of the enjoyment of such a venture is the planning and preparation for the occasion. You also learned both during

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Plan Now for Springtime Planting0

    Jon Pries

    In less than two weeks, the official start of winter — December 21 to be exact — will be upon us. As winter weather settles in and spending time by the fireplace becomes a much more enjoyable pastime, you might want to take time to focus your attention on some springtime activities in order to

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  • A Look at Pennsylvania’s Squirrels0

    Ken Hunter

    I’m sure that over the last couple of months, most of the talk amongst we outdoor types has centered around deer, turkeys, and bears, and thanks to today’s cell phone cameras, we have seen plenty of photos of successful hunters posing with their trophies. What you don’t see in those cell phone photos is someone

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  • Beginning of December

    Beginning of December0

    Andrea McElroy

    It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Everywhere you go Take a look at the five and ten; it’s glistening once again With candy canes and silver lanes that glow I wait for this time of year all year round. There are so many little things I look forward to seeing to kick off

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  • Enjoy the Outdoors Even After the Hunting Seasons End0

    Ken Hunter

    Like a lot of folks, my love of the outdoors began when I was a young man just getting into hunting and fishing. Needless to say, over the years, I became very involved in outdoor activities and little did I know that I would one day look back and realize that I basically made my

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  • The Roving Sportsman… A Plan for Winter Feeding0

    Jon Pries

    Last winter certainly was a “doozy!” While we previously had a string of relatively mild winters, we can easily recall getting slammed last season with up to 30 plus inches of snow that crippled travel and many outdoor activities for days. Some predictions indicate that we may be in for another harder than usual winter.

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  • You Just Can’t Make This Stuffing Up1

    Jim Webb

    Before I get to the breaking news from the White House, I would like to wish everyone a happy and healthy Thanksgiving. Please enjoy this special time of year with family, friends, and loved ones. As I have learned during my journey, time goes by way too fast, and people you love are not seated

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  • What’s Happening With Our Turkey Hunting?0

    Ken Hunter

    I climbed out of my stand last week near quitting time and headed for my vehicle about a 20-minute walk away. I spotted a couple of does at about 40 or 50 yards but definitely out of my compound bow range. I continued a slow quiet walk when I heard that familiar cluck from a

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Gifting an Outdoor Enthusiast0

    Jon Pries

    Awakening on Monday morning to an inch of white covering the entire landscape was a (“somewhat”) gentle reminder that Thanksgiving and Christmas are rapidly approaching. It’s the season for gathering with friends and family, stuffing ourselves at the dinner table, taking time to be thankful for our friends and family and all of the good

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  • Preparing for Thanksgiving

    Preparing for Thanksgiving0

    Andrea McElroy

    How on earth is Thanksgiving exactly three weeks away from the day I am writing this? By the time you read this, it will be two weeks. TWO WEEKS!? Holy cow. Time to get prepared. Thanksgiving is one of my most favorite holidays, and I’ll share why toward the end of this month, but first,

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  • Numerous Hunting Opportunities and Special Seasons0

    Ken Hunter

    It’s a good thing the Pennsylvania Game Commission gives out a Hunting and Trapping Digest each year because it’s becoming more and more difficult to keep track of what is in season and when. When I started hunting as a young man, you hunted big game with a rifle and small game with a shotgun,

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Follow the Food0

    Jon Pries

    The next full moon will occur on Wednesday, October 20, 2021, and is called “The Hunter’s Moon.” It is so named to indicate that it is time to go hunting in preparation for the cold winter months ahead. The Pennsylvania archery deer season began on Saturday, October 2. Later this month, various small game seasons

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  • A Couple of Approaches to Fall Turkey Hunting0

    Ken Hunter

    The fall turkey season isn’t far away, October 30 is opening day, and you can bet most serious turkey hunters have at the very least been keeping their eyes out for flocks of turkeys. When it comes to fall turkey hunting, there are a couple of approaches that hunters often take. One approach is to

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Mentored Youth Hunting0

    Jon Pries

    For an experienced hunter, one of the most valuable ways we can spend our time is to mentor a new youth hunter. It can truly be a rewarding experience to take a young, eager novice and nurture them through the process of becoming a safe, ethical and knowledgeable hunter. It will be an activity that

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Chasing Bushy Tails0

    Jon Pries

    If you did a survey, particularly of older hunters, I bet most began their hunting days by tramping the woods searching for squirrels. They were certainly an upland game that I targeted in my early days of hunting. Today, there seems to be less interest in spending time hunting squirrels, yet there remain many good

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Together as One0

    Jon Pries

    Recently, I started to watch a video wherein the presenter was relating his opinion that planting food plots for wildlife was not really a good idea. I am, however, a strong proponent of doing just that — taking the time, energy, and money to invest in establishing food plots that not only benefit deer and

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Building Food Plots – Step by Step0

    Jon Pries

    At a recent food plot and habitat improvement seminar held at Black Creek Enterprises outside of Liberty, PA, there was some great insight revealed that can make the planting of food plots much simpler and less costly than previously established methods. The first great revelation was that there is no need for a $10,000 (or

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  • Dove Season Not Far Off0

    Ken Hunter

    With a lot of summer activities — including grass cutting — still in full swing, and plenty of warm days and nights still on the agenda, it’s doubtful that any thoughts of hunting have even begun to enter our minds-me included. To be honest, I’m still caught up in the challenge of catching more bass

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  • Elk Cam Goes Live0

    Press Release

    Can’t wait for the September peak of Pennsylvania’s elk rut? Get a jumpstart now with the Game Commission’s Elk Cam. The Game Commission again has installed a camera on State Game Lands 311 in Elk County, in a field that typically is a hub of elk activity as the bugling season heats up. Video and

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Git ‘Er Done!0

    Jon Pries

    Gypsy moth caterpillars can be devastating. While their usual appetite is for the leaves of oak trees, they will gladly consume the leaves of just about any other tree as well and will even dine on pine tree needles and grass when they run out of other vegetation to devour. Over the past few years,

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Fall Food Plots0

    Jon Pries

    While we can still enjoy many weeks of summer weather, it is not too early to focus on fall food plots; in fact, the time could not be better to begin the process. To do it well, there is planning, research, and fieldwork to do, and with the frequent rains that we seem to be

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  • Hunting Licenses Now on Sale0

    Webb Weekly

    With more Sunday hunting opportunities on the way, additional days available for hunters to fill their antlerless deer tags and the biggest allotment of elk licenses yet, the 2021-22 season is one that Pennsylvania hunters eagerly are awaiting. And they won’t have to wait for long. Hunting and furtaker licenses for 2021-22 will go on

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  • The Roving Sportsman… All Day Tactics Now in Effect0

    Jon Pries

    Whether you seek to fill your second spring gobbler tag or are still looking to connect with the first bird, there is still time to use some late-season tactics to get the job done. All-day hunting for spring gobblers began on Monday, May 17 (which means you can hunt from one-half hour before sunrise to

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Savoring Wild Turkey Meat0

    Jon Pries

    Whether your success while spring gobbler hunting comes in the first week, or later in the season, you are a very fortunate hunter indeed! Spring turkey hunting can be rather frustrating, often making a hunter wonder if he is doing the right things and then realizing that the gobbler is the one in control and

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Youth Day and Opening Day Tactics for 20210

    Jon Pries

    In just a few days, the one day Pennsylvania Youth Spring Gobbler Hunt will take place — Saturday, April 24th to be exact. On the following Saturday, May 1, our statewide Spring Gobbler Season gets underway. These are the days many of us have been daydreaming about for weeks, so let’s take a look at

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  • Changes Keep Coming0

    Ken Hunter

    The older I get, the less comfortable I am with change. This year has been especially difficult, especially when I look at the political situation and all the changes being thrown at us because of COVID-19. Since this is intended to be an outdoor column, I will try to refrain from bringing politics and health

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  • Spring is in the Air!0

    Jon Pries

    Finally, after what seemed like a never-ending winter, combined with the restrictions imposed upon all of us because of the Covid-19 virus, spring has finally appeared – offering us warmer temperatures, more days with blue skies and so many opportunities to get out and about in the outdoors! The recent winter, with heavier than usual

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  • Spring Turkey Season at Hand

    Spring Turkey Season at Hand0

    Ken Hunter

    After a fairly hard winter with some pretty good amounts of snow building up, some turkey hunters were probably wondering how our wild turkeys endured the heavy snow. I can’t speak for the more northern portion of the state, but from what I’m seeing in our immediate area, they seem to have come through the

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  • The Roving Sportsman… The Top Three Mistakes of Spring Gobbler Hunting0

    Jon Pries

    Every spring, the majority of turkey hunters end the season without success, while the usual suspects seem to always come home with a gobbler. It is not as if the unsuccessful hunters are not trying their darndest, but it seems to boil down to a few common mistakes that seem to plague them every season.

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  • The Roving Sportsman… They’re Back…!0

    Jon Pries

    Where have all the turkeys been? No doubt, hanging out on a limb, roosting above the snow and ice and patiently awaiting this warmer weather that will allow them to scratch and peck for some much-needed food. There were pretty slim pickings over these tougher than usual winter months, but now the turkeys are showing

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