Outdoors

New York state plans to move up the annual closing dates for coolwater sportfish — walleye, northern pike, pickerel and tiger musky — to help protect ...

I struggled out from beneath the covers, flannel sheets, fleece blanket with two comforters piled on top, felt the chill in the room and immediately h...

One thing about the 2025-26 winter, no one's asking if the ice is thick enough to fish on. The bone-chilling cold hasn’t let up at all, the ice growin...

The darkness began to lighten, gnarled oak limbs taking form, distorted, tormented shapes against the sky. Was it the devious Rhode Island ocean winds...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (TNS) — The Pennsylvania Game Commission board voted Saturday to keep the start of rifle deer hunting season to the Saturday after Tha...

Time flies by and the world changes. Some for the better, others, maybe not so much. Technology feeds upon itself and increases at a dizzying rate. I’...

Ken let out a whoop. “You see that shot, Art?! "Boy's a natural, chip off the old block!” Pop looked at me, his eyes shining with pride. I felt 10 fee...

NIAGARA FALLS (TNS) — The identification of a gray wolf in Otsego County several years ago has received additional attention in recent weeks, with the...

It seems amazing interceptor missiles today zip along at Mach 8, leaving the speed of sound far behind. I have difficulty in comprehending speeds that...

For some reason decreed in the cosmos, many of my closest and most beloved relations have passed away just months short of Christmas. The departure of...

My grandfather gave me a single-shot 12-gauge when I was 14. Lightweight, with a straight stock, it kicked like a mule, but I loved it deeply. After a...

One thing our area abounds in is large tracts of forested land. However, clear cuts, gated roads and tree stands have limited the number of hunters th...

This year was certainly a study in contrasts. During spring gobbler season a day seldom went by without rain. I was heartily sick of the rain after 2 ...

Back when I was much younger, factory ammunition more often than not left something to be desired when it came to accuracy. Col. Townsend Whelen’s fam...

It’s amazing the numerous skills hunters must acquire and master to be successful in the field, skills we come to take for granted. Non-hunters have n...