It was really cold out on October 22, according to Kirk Zofcin Jr. The 12-year-old was archery hunting with his older brother, Colton Thompson, in Mead Township, and was getting pretty bored. He asked if they could quit for the day. Thompson suggested they “give it just a little bit ...
Efforts to bring the lake at Chapman State Park back to life has taken a big step forward. For the first time since March 2016, brown and rainbow trout were released into the lake on Thursday. Tim Schaeffer, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission executive director, said the event is aimed ...
A man was shot and killed by his own rifle in a hunting accident Thursday morning in Sugar Grove Township. The identity of the hunter, who is not a resident of Warren County, was not released Thursday afternoon. According to Pennsylvania Game Commission Game Warden Dave Donachy, officials were working on contacting the man’s next of kin. The death involved “a man climbing down from his tree stand with a loaded rifle,” Donachy said. “He attempted to hand the rifle off to a partner. The gun fell and discharged.” The cause of death was a “single wound to the neck,” ...
The 57th Rotary 4-H Achievement Night and the Penn State Extension Annual Meeting were held November 14 at the 4-H Center in Pittsfield. The evening began with 4-H Extension Educator Jennifer Grooms introducing State Senator Scott Hutchinson who spoke briefly to those in attendance. Penn ...
It’s duck season. In this particular case, it’s a hunt with “Duck” season. But when Warren’s Scott Swartz walked into a Northwest Bank branch one random day, he had no idea what he’d be aiming for. Staring at him was a cardboard cutout of former Pittsburgh Steelers’ ...
It wouldn’t be surprising to discover a record number of internet searches on the topic “How to rug a bear.” The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced Monday that hunters set a new Pennsylvania bear-harvest record. Bears were taken in 59 counties. Lycoming County led the state with 283, followed by Clinton County with 267 and Tioga County with 261. The number of bears harvested in the northwest region totaled 535, with Warren County topping neighboring counties in the region. The latest county preliminary harvest totals for all seasons are: Warren, 142; Venango, 79; ...
