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  • The Roving Sportsman… Create a Memory for Father’s Day1

    Jon Pries

    You can go to your local outdoor store and come up with numerous gift ideas for Dad on His Day. You can go online and find hundreds of great gift ideas to make His Day a little brighter. And, you can browse through the many catalogs you or he receives in the mail to come

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  • “Social Distancing” and Fishing0

    Ken Hunter

    That term “social distancing” seems to be getting a lot of attention these days; maybe another term is the “six-foot rule”. Apparently if you stay six feet away everything is ok but closer than that and you will make people sick or infringe or violate them in some way. You go into some stores now

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  • Cheese. A Band Aid for Food?0

    Andrea McElroy

    ? You are either a pepper person, or not a pepper person. I wasn’t a pepper person for the longest time. I grew up not eating them because my momma isn’t a pepper person. When I smelled them cooking with onions, they smelled so good so I tried it when I got older. I instantly

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  • The Roving Sportsman… It’s Crunch Time!0

    Jon Pries

    Whether you are seeking to fill your second spring gobbler tag, or you are still looking to connect with the first bird, there is still time to use some late season tactics to get the job done. You have until close of season on Saturday, May 30 to seal the deal and all-day hunting is

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Respecting Mother Nature’s Gifts0

    Jon Pries

    Finally! After what seemed like an endless winter with no spring to bring us warmer weather, the daytime and overnight temperatures are finally beginning to rise and provide much more pleasant conditions to enjoy our great outdoors. With the warming trend come some of Mother Nature’s great wonders. It is the season for birth throughout

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  • Turkey Hunting – It’s Not Too Late0

    Ken Hunter

    Years ago, as a young man just getting into hunting and fishing, I was always eager to be out on the first day. Like a lot of other hunters and fishermen, I was under the impression that you had to score early or you might as well kiss your chances of success good-bye. I never

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Gobbler Down – The Next Step0

    Jon Pries

    The Pennsylvania spring gobbler season is in full swing, and preseason scouting would indicate that this should be a really good year to bag one of nature’s greatest game birds. Before you head to the woods, there are a few things you should give some thought to. The majority of those who get up every

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  • Quarantine Snackin’

    Quarantine Snackin’0

    Andrea McElroy

    OK, so honest show of hands. Who is doing a lot of quarantine snackin’? Is it because you are bored? Stressed? Sad? Food makes people happy, and it gives us something to look forward to. Not much to look forward to nowadays, but, if you give yourself something to look forward to, then it can

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  • The Roving Sportsman…0

    Jon Pries

    Using Time Wisely The corona virus pandemic, along with all of its resultant restrictions and behavioral guidelines, doesn’t seem to be going away any time soon. As the Federal, State and local governmental agencies scramble to come up with a vaccine and control the current spread of the virus, we, as individuals, can do little

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  • Albino or Piebald?0

    Ken Hunter

    Every once in a while, somebody will spot a white or partially white animal roaming about the nearby woods or fields or maybe even their backyard. Just recently, my friend George Burgett informed me he and his wife saw a white or mostly white robin in their backyard — indeed a pretty rare sighting. It

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Spring Gobbler Season0

    Jon Pries

    As of this writing, we can still look forward to the Pennsylvania Youth Gobbler Hunt on Saturday, April 25th and the opening of our statewide Spring Gobbler Season on Saturday, May 2nd. With the continuing presence of the coronavirus, there are numerous other states that have delayed, and in some cases cancelled some of their

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  • Penns Woods, Positivity and Special People0

    Jim Webb

    A tip of my Webb Weekly cap with the American Flag on the side to everyone that calls our special section of Penns Woods home. You have all done an amazing job during this most difficult time in American history. By committing to and following all the guidelines that have been recommended by our state

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  • Take a Walk0

    Steph Nordstrom

    “I’m taking a walk, I’m going outside, I’m taking a walk” Each week I keep hoping I’ll have something to discuss with you that isn’t COVID-related. I’m sorry to say this ain’t the week and next isn’t looking real good either. But, I keep trying to find the silver-lining in things. I think it’s vitally

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  • Locating That Spring Gobbler0

    Ken Hunter

    By Ken Hunter Spring is in the air, and for the turkey hunting enthusiast, that means it’s time to locate some potential gobbler hunting spots. The spring turkey season is set to start statewide on May 2 and run until May 30. A big part of spring gobbler hunting is actually locating good hunting spots

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Opening Day Tactics for 20200

    Jon Pries

    In just over a week, the one-day Pennsylvania Youth Spring Gobbler Hunt will take place – Saturday, April 25th to be exact. On the following Saturday, May 2, 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 a

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Spring Gobbler Season0

    Jon Pries

    Here in Pennsylvania, the statewide youth spring gobbler hunt is scheduled for Saturday, April 25. The statewide spring gobbler season is slated to open on Saturday, May 2. That’s the good news — at least for the moment. Meanwhile, Nebraska recently announced that they will no longer issue non-resident permits for their spring gobbler hunting.

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Patterning Your Shotgun0

    Jon Pries

    Recently, I wrote about the wisdom of taking the time to pattern your shotgun – now let’s look at a few factors in actually making sure your trusty old shotgun is really shooting as it should be. This is not difficult, it does not have to be time consuming and by patterning your gun you

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  • My Heart Attack, or How I Sat on a Hard Tack1

    Jeffrey Allen Federowicz

    It’s said that during a near-death experience, your entire life flashes before your eyes. When I had a heart attack five years ago, there was no visual timeline of my 47 years of existence. Instead, all that I saw was a fleshy, sequined covered butt wildly gyrating before my eyes. Gyrating left to right, up

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Patience and Persistence0

    Jon Pries

    If you were to ask most turkey hunters “What two things are responsible for the killing of most wild turkeys?” the typical response would no doubt be “Humans and coyotes.” If you asked most frequently successful turkey hunters “What are the two factors most often responsible for the killing of wild turkeys?” the well thought

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Pattern That Shotgun!0

    Jon Pries

    Imagine that your son or daughter has shown enough interest in hunting for deer this coming fall that they have completed the required hunter education program and have shown interest in going to the range with you to really learn how to safely handle a firearm. You take the time to spend several weekends doing

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  • 12th Annual Uncle Ron’s Monster Buck Contest

    12th Annual Uncle Ron’s Monster Buck Contest0

    Jim Webb

    Well, it’s hard to believe that our 12th Annual Uncle Ron’s Monster Buck Contest is in the books. The Steve Miller Band was definitely on point with the lyrics, “time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future.” This from their all-time monster hit “Fly Like an Eagle.” Appropriately, the song was released in our

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  • Fishing Options0

    Ken Hunter

    With the exception of some small game hunting and some predator hunting, our hunting is about over for a while. True, we can still get in some squirrel, rabbit, and pheasant hunting until the 29th of the month as well as some good coyote hunting throughout the remainder of the winter, but for most of

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Hunters Should Be Respected0

    Jon Pries

    Hunters are the “salt of the earth.” Unfortunately, the ones who usually make the news are the occasional slob hunter or poacher. They are the ones who seem to be talked about most often, especially by those who hold some degree of opposition to hunting in general and usually know little about the subject or

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Prepping for Spring Gobbler Season0

    Jon Pries

    In life there are procrastinators and there are those who like to stay well ahead of the game, so as to not get caught short at the last minute. Keeping in mind that the Youth Hunt for spring gobblers is on Saturday, April 25, 2020, and that the statewide spring gobbler season will begin on

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  • Jersey Shore FBLA Efforts Benefits WeSHORECare Project0

    Lou Hunsinger, Jr.

    The students from the Jersey Shore Future Business Leaders of America have been busy the last couple of months with involvement in service projects that benefit Jersey Shore and the surrounding area communities. During this past November and December, the students focused on a project which was to fill 1,000-holiday meal boxes to be distributed

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Implementing Your Management Plan0

    Jon Pries

    In the last installment, we laid out the steps in making a Management Plan. We itemized setting goals, doing a property inventory and seeking the advice of conservations organizations and governmental agencies. Now let’s look at implementing that plan. First, always keep in mind that the plan is a guideline – it is not set

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  • Let the Kid Play0

    Jamie Spencer

    I genuinely believe there are two sides to every story. Rumors and speculations are everywhere, and I usually refrain from commenting online. There are several buzzes within our local community. I have no comment with regards to Myrtle. What a mess. But I would like to chime in on a situation that I am close

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Making a Management Plan0

    Jon Pries

    As the grip of Mother Nature begins to tighten and the doldrums of winter weather start to make us wonder what we can do to get through the coming cold weather months, there is an outstanding plan that we can work on that will help take our minds off the freezing weather. And, it is

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  • Changes Keep Coming0

    Ken Hunter

    I guess it’s a sign that I’m getting older, or maybe I am old, and I’m just beginning to realize it, but it seems like change comes more frequently these days. Some changes may be good, some changes may not be so good, and some may be irrelevant. Of course, as an outdoor writer and

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  • Moving Right Along…0

    Jim Webb

    It was great to hear from so many about last week’s column, “A Politically Balanced Upbringing.” I always enjoy hearing stories about my Father, but thank you to all that reached out about my Grandfather, Pappy Maietta. Through my conversations, I even uncovered some old photos of the Newberry Diner and Lycoming Sales and Leasing.

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  • The Roving Sportsman… If You’ve Got Them, Keep Them0

    Jon Pries

    With increasing regularity over the past decade or more, landowners are rolling up their sleeves, digging out their wallets and putting sweat equity into their properties by performing habitat improvement that benefits all forms of game and nongame animals and birds that live there. Very quickly you can amass a rather large amount of dollars

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  • The Roving Sportsman… There’s Still Time!0

    Jon Pries

    Just in case you have procrastinated a bit — not to worry — there is still time to make our traditional New Year’s Resolutions — you know — that list of things we know we should follow, but rarely seem to accomplish! As sportsmen, we have some special considerations that we should consider as we

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  • The Roving Sportsman… It’s Not Too Early0

    Jon Pries

    Whether you are going to be hunting on public or private property this spring, and whether you are hunting at an old familiar haunt or trying out a new location, here are some tips to guide you through to a more successful spring season in the big woods of northcentral Pennsylvania. Pre-season Preparation: One of the

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