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Outdoors

Outdoors community calendar for week of Nov. 11

AUDUBON EVENT: RAPTORS WHERE: TBD (Time and rendezvous spot are to be determined). Email lycomingaudubon@gmail.com for final details. WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 16 at 8:30 a.m. NOTES: Join the Lycoming Audubon Society to look for raptors. This will be a carpooling field trip to the fields of ...

C&N announces winners for its annual calendar photo contest

WELLSBORO -- C&N announced the winners of its annual calendar photo contest, a beloved tradition that showcases the beauty of our region through the lens of talented, local amateur and professional photographers. Phil Burkhouse, an amateur photographer from Emporium, was selected as the ...

Fishing program set for Nov. 13 for the Trout Unlimited Susquehanna meeting

The public is invited to a meeting of the Trout Unlimited Susquehanna Chapter featuring a program about “fishing when nobody else wants to” presented by Robert McCullough III. He will primarily discuss fishing at night, as well as during the Winter. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, ...

Reflections in Nature: Daylight saving time coincides with peak deer hours

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has issued an advisory for motorists to slow down and stay alert due to the deer becoming increasingly active. Daylight saving time ending on Saturday caused an increase in vehicular traffic between dusk and dawn, which coincides with the peak hours for deer ...

General elk season is finally here in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG — One of the most highly sought-after hunting opportunities in the country is the chance to pursue Pennsylvania elk, and the most popular of the state’s three elk seasons starts soon. The general elk season opened on Monday and runs through Saturday, Nov. 9. While ...

White nose syndrome with bats is likely reshaping ripple effect

On certain summer nights, you can find Richard Fritsky slowly driving the backroads of northeast Pennsylvania with a specialized microphone attached to the roof of his car. “The microphone picks up high-frequency sounds that bats make but are above human hearing,” he said. “I’ll drive ...