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  • The Roving Sportsman… Opening Day Tactics for 20250

    We’ve finally settled into a spring-like weather pattern; the redbud trees are beginning to blossom, and the wild leeks are about ready to pick! And now, this Saturday, May 3rd, the long-anticipated opening day of the Pennsylvania spring gobbler season will finally arrive! These are the days many of us have been daydreaming about for

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  • The Roving Sportsman… The Pennsylvania Spring Gobbler Youth Hunt

    The Roving Sportsman… The Pennsylvania Spring Gobbler Youth Hunt0

    The one-day Youth Hunt for spring gobblers will be held this Saturday, April 26th. It is a day that many young hunters, as well as their adult mentors, have been looking forward to for months. It is held one week prior to the opening of the regular statewide spring gobbler season in order to give

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  • The Roving Sportsman… Locating Spring Gobblers

    The Roving Sportsman… Locating Spring Gobblers0

    It is just over a week away until the one-day Youth Hunt for Spring Gobblers on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Then, the following Saturday, May 3, is the opening day of the month-long Pennsylvania statewide spring gobbler season. Those two Saturdays will sneak up quickly, so it’s “Crunch Time” to finalize where you will hunt

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  • The Roving Sportsman… An Update Regarding Ticks!0

    The tick of greatest concern in our area is the black-legged tick — often referred to as the “deer tick.” They do not exclusively feed upon deer but instead prefer to attach to small mammals such as mice and chipmunks and occasionally birds. They will also feed on large mammals such as raccoons, deer and

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  • Finding a New Place to Hunt0

    Area hunters are truly blessed with State Game Lands encompassing thousands of acres nearby where they can hunt. That acreage has been paid for by money generated by hunting license sales and should remain for hunters’ use for generations to come. But what happens when the forests on that land undergo changes that negatively affect

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  • The Roving Sportsman… You Are in a Great Place!0

    Truth be told, I must have been bitten by the “travel bug” at an early age. I have always been a wanderer, frequently daydreaming about my next quest or next travel and adventure destination. But, whenever I am away from my roots here in Lycoming County, I am often caught up in the desire to

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