Where have all the Vikings gone? The majestic Polar Bear may not be indigenous to our area, but there is one local, rare, species acclimated to the Allegheny tundra that appears to be threatened to near extinction. It is the brave and fearless Nordic Warriors of the Winterfest Polar ...
None of the deer hunters I spoke with this fall said anything about noticing more deer this year. Very few complained, and none loudly. What a relief. But there were more deer this year in the areas I frequent than there have been in some years. The problem facing hunters is that not enough ...
The Department of Environmental Protection will continue to investigate the spill that created a visible sheen Saturday on the Allegheny River at Starbrick. According to DEP Community Relations Coordinator Tom Decker, an investigator will visit the scene on Tuesday. Not a lot of detail ...
Some oil reached the Allegheny River in Starbrick Saturday morning as a result of a spill. Starbrick Volunteer Fire Department responded to the report around 11:30 a.m., according to Chief Kirk Faust. Responders discovered a sheen of oil in a ditch along the railroad tracks behind ...
Phil Herrnberger has learned a lot since he answered a question about the score of an elk he shot in Colorado. “Phil 1, Elk 0.” At the time, he didn’t know anything about determining a score for a trophy rack. Now, as an Official Measurer for both the Boone and Crockett Club and ...
We have been through quite a few deer seasons together, maybe not quite 130, but probably 38 of them, or so. If what I have heard so far is any indication, the first few days of this deer season have been unremarkable. Even the very recent bear season which held such promise was without ...
