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Snake in the snow

In the coming weeks we’ll anticipate bluebirds, skeins of flying Canada geese, and especially robins, as welcome signs of spring. In truth, though, if you’ve been paying attention, you have likely spied all these birds from time to time all winter long. That is either a testament to their ...

People who don’t fish tend to view fly-tying with humor, maybe even pity. ThereĢƵ a popular image of a fixated angler, hunkered over the vise in the basement, squinting at a bit of feather and a barely visible hook. The TV show “M*A*S*H” fueled that impression with Lt. Col. Henry Blake ...

ItĢƵ all around us every day and right now it looks as bleak and barren as the recent full moon. For those reasons itĢƵ easy to overlook the amazing truths about deciduous forest, the dominant living feature across this part of the planet—Pennsylvania, the Laurel Highlands and Fayette ...

Zoological science and rabbit hunting are not two subjects you would necessarily link. Zoology seems a stodgy discipline confined to laboratories, while rabbit hunting is something rural folk once did for fun and food (People still hunt rabbits, of course, but the number has plummeted, down ...

Dutch oven saves dud of a deer hunt

I’ve never read the novel, but last monthĢƵ weather brought to mind John SteinbeckĢƵ “The Winter of Our Discontent.” If you had looked forward to skiing, ice-fishing, snowshoeing or hunting deer and grouse on fresh snow this early winter, you were discontented.But outdoors you can ...

The literature of the outdoors can be nearly as enjoyable as being out there yourself. I’m especially drawn to some of the older works, penned by writers who improvised their own equipment and knew their subjects through self-education.One of my favorites that I feel fortunate to own deals ...