Ballad of the blotch-bellied basses
Now, the Blotch-Belly Basses Had bellies with blotches, Which made the plain-belly fishes Really obnoxious. Those blotches weren’t so
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Hunting heritage: Milestone moments bridge gap between generations
Just a few minutes into her first hunting experience, Paige shook uncontrollably in a combination of fear mixed with a
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Skunk spray essay: Trappers tap into region’s ‘liquid gold’
At $30 an ounce, there is gold in the Susquehanna Valley outdoors — liquid gold. It isn’t the kind you’ll
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More women drawn to tradition of hunting with family
When she was a little girl, Connie Mertz, of rural Danville, enjoyed the numerous hunting stories her father shared after
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Predators become the prey: Tips for tracking down coyotes
The silence was broken with the rustling of dry leaves that covered the ground in a multilayered quilt of yellow,
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What every hunter needs to know about the avian bird flu
While Pennsylvania has not yet been impacted by the high path avian influenza, state officials continue emphasizing the need for
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What you can do in the woods to help your taxidermist
If you haven’t made it to over to the Greater Susquehanna Valley’s newest gastro-brew pub-family gathering place known as the
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What Yellowstone wolves teach us about nature’s balance
Back in 1995, many people struggled to comprehend what scientists at Yellowstone National Park were up to. After 70 years
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Ecosystem ripple effect: Killing ducks, one loaf at a time?
What started out as an innocent trip a local park a half-decade ago became a learning experience. For lunch, the
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A new strategy to save the tradition of hunting in Pennsylvania
My father died more than two years ago, and yet a 30-year-old picture continues to touch off a wave of
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