Outdoors

T he hit movie “American Sniper” certainly has caught the nation’s attention. Unfortunately, some individuals whose ethics are questionable seem upset...

OLEAN — The five-club, traveling winter trap league held its weekly trap shoot Jan. 25 with 25 of its 34 shooters registering scores at the Olean Rod ...

ST. MARYS, Pa. — More than one year after the poaching of a trophyclass bull elk in Benezette, state game officials have charged a St. Marys man and j...

ALBANY (AP) — Wildlife biologists tracking a tumor-causing virus first diagnosed in eastern wildturkeysfive years ago have found the virus is far more...

N ow that Old Man Winter has gripped the region in snow, ice, below-zero temperatures and just plain cold nastiness, it may be time to consider making...

RICHBURG — The five-club, traveling winter trap league had a good day Jan. 18 with 31 of its 34 shooters registering scores at the Richburg Rod & Gun ...

SINNEMAHONING, Pa. — The Sinnemahoning Sportsmen’s Association’s 10th annual Coyote Hunt will be held Feb. 12, 14 and 15. Registration will take place...

ITHACA (AP) — Last winter brought an unprecedented number of snowy owl sightings in the northern United States, and this winter is turning out to be a...

R egular readers of this column know that I cover the city of Olean for the St. Bonaventure Audubon Christmas Count; this winter season it was held on...

There had finally been a break in the winter weather and daylight was just streaking the sky as we drove through Buffalo on the 90, hitting the 190 an...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation reminds ice anglers to enjoy the ice responsibly. Three to 3 inches of solid ice is usuall...

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Researchers are trying to crack the mystery surrounding the discovery of a weathered, rusted Winchester rifle leaning against a juni...

Shooting should be fun and to keep it that way for first-time shooters, especially the fairer sex, there are several rules you may wish to observe. Th...

L ast September I traded books with a very successful writer who lives in Oregon. It was the only time I met him, and out of the blue he called me las...

BRADFORD, Pa. — A slow-arriving winter apparently hasn’t deterred tourists from scoping out recreational opportunities like skiing or snowmobiling in ...

RED HOUSE — Cross-country skiers who have been waiting to hit the Art Roscoe Cross Country Ski Area in Allegany State Park should get their wish this ...

The recent killing of an “iconic” Benezette elk by hunters is yielding criticism from advocates and renewing calls to protect habituated herd members,...

ALBANY (AP) — State biologists are seeing increased stress and mortality in steelhead trout returning from Lake Ontario to the Salmon River in Oswego ...