PITTSBURGH — The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources completed the first phase of improvements at Point State Park, finishing well ahead of the original spring 2026 timeline. The upgrades enhance safety, functionality, and the visitor experience as the park prepares ...

During this past hunting season, hunters have harvested many big bucks carrying large sets of antlers. Through the years, I have received many requests from hunters to score their antlers for the Boone and Crocket Club’s record book. One of the club’s requirements is that the hunter signs a ...

Beaver trapping season opened on Dec. 20 and will close on March 31, 2026. A trapper will be allowed to take up to 125 beavers if trapping in several wildlife units. They may use up to 20 traps and snares statewide. The regulations on trapping beaver have greatly increased in the past few ...

The Hyner Mountain Snowmobile Club’s youth Pennsylvania snowmobile safety course is scheduled to be conducted on Saturday, Jan. 3 at the Hyner Mountain Snowmobile Club lodge. It’s located approximately six miles north of Haneyville and directly across Route 44 from Pat Reeder’s Tavern in ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is inviting residents and visitors to begin the new year outdoors by participating in more than 60 free, guided First Day Hikes taking place across Pennsylvania on New Year’s Day on Thursday as part of the nationwide First Day ...

Duck hunting is as much about luck as it is skill. Luck is what determines favorable weather patterns, makes you look in the right direction just in time to see the next flight approach, and makes you get up and hunt that one day a trophy pintail is flying. But that doesn’t mean that luck ...