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What did Whitetail Management Institute have to say?

As anyone following activities at either the Game Commission or the Fish and Boat Commission knows, the Whitetail Management Institute conducted a joint study on the agencies’ future path. The report is now available, and the question is, “What does it say?” The full report is 81 pages, so I obviously don’t have time to go through every aspect. Nor, I am sure, do you have the desire to read the entire thing. So, I will note the highlights and provide my thoughts and insights based on over 25 years with the Fish and Boat Commission. The purpose of the commissioned study, and ...

2026 Susquehanna Greenway Partnership mini-grant program is now open

LEWISBURG — The Susquehanna Greenway Partnership is pleased to announce the opening of the 2026 Susquehanna Greenway Mini-Grant Program. This program supports the advancement of outdoor recreation, conservation, trail projects, and programs within the Susquehanna Greenway’s 22 counties: Bradford, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Indiana, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Luzerne, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Susquehanna, Union, Wyoming, and York. Projects outside this corridor will not be considered. Eligible applicants ...

Reflections in Nature: A closer look at the tobacco plant and smoking

Recently, a man that walked by me was smoking a pipe and for an instant, the smell of the tobacco brought on a craving. Later I was talking to someone that was a heavy cigarette smoker and the smell of smoke on his clothes was heavy. We have family living in the Lancaster County area, and we enjoy driving through the farm country and seeing how the Amish work their tobacco fields. One thing that I’ve never seen growing in Bradford County is tobacco. It must have been grown here at one time because I remember seeing a tobacco barn just outside of New Albany. Tobacco has always ...

Trout fishing out west

Have you dreamed of a trout-fishing trip out west? Perhaps the idyllic fishing scenes from the epic movie "A River Runs Through It" or the recent TV series "The Madison" have inspired you. Western fishing really can be that good. I am fortunate to have taken a number of western fishing trips ...

How many tags do you need for doe?

Some conversations Pennsylvania sportsmen have every season, like clockwork. No, I’m not talking about opening day. I am sure that will come up eventually, but it is not the topic of today’s conversation. Today, I want to talk about doe tags. Doe tags are one of those topics that never goes away. Too many tags, not enough tags, too slow getting tags, too easy to get tags. The arguments are numerous, but they avoid one central question — how many tags do you need at one time? As it stands, a hunter is permitted to hold up to six unfilled doe tags. In WMUs 5C and 5D, a hunter ...

Trees benefit our communities, and us personally

Early fall is a best time to plant trees since this is the time of year when they are starting to withdraw nourishment from their leaves back down into root systems and, therefore, don’t need as intensive watering as trees planted in the spring Trees planted in spring dry out fast and ...