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Ben_Moyer

Wood ducks are not your everyday waterfowl. For one thing, many hunters and birders consider the wood duck among North AmericaĢƵ most beautiful birds. The hen is plain but the drake displays a purple-green head, scarlet eye, chestnut breast, glossy yellow bill and a flamboyant white “choke ...

The rise and fall of ringnecks

All things change over time, yet itĢƵ hard to single out any one thing that has changed as much as hunting.Today, when hunters around here talk hunting, you can bet the subject is deer, turkeys or bear. Younger hunters have never known anything different. But when hunters of my vintage were ...

The Allegheny: Third of three rivers

Here, deep in PennsylvaniaĢƵ southwest corner, we encounter the phrase “three rivers” often. Of the three rivers referred to, we’re most familiar with the Monongahela. And if you’ve ever flown out of Pittsburgh International, blessed with clear weather and a window seat, you gaped at ...

Region has reason to note Public Lands Day

Yesterday was National Public Lands Day, an event that merits observation here in the Laurel Highlands. Our regionĢƵ appeal to outdoor recreationists can be attributed largely to our abundance and diversity of public lands.People choose to visit places where natural features are protected and ...

For visitors: Rare insights at mountain retreat

Good friends of ours live on an old farm on the flank of Mt. Davis, PennsylvaniaĢƵ highest point. They moved here from Lancaster County 25 years ago, drawn to the mountain landscape and the chance to live simply, interacting daily with the natural world.Gregarious folks, they invite us ...

The Allegheny: ‘Third’ of three rivers

Here, deep in PennsylvaniaĢƵ southwest corner, we encounter the phrase “Three Rivers” often. Of the three rivers referred to, we’re most familiar with the Monongahela. And if you’ve ever flown out of Pittsburgh International, blessed with clear weather and a window seat, you gaped at ...