Outdoors
Game commissioners come out in opposition to merger
By Bob FryeHARRISBURG — It’s official: The state legislature is once again going to explore the idea of merging the Pennsylvania Game and Fish and Boat commissions. But game commissioners don’t like it, as they made clear at their work group meeting …
Outdoors notebook: Contest offers chance to reel in $2 million
By Bob FryeA contest that gives Pennsylvania fishermen the chance to win up to $2 million in cash and prizes is under way. Cabela’s and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission for the third year are cooperating on the “Fish for Millions” …
Outdoors notices: May 19, 2013
By Tribune-ReviewHiking • Keystone State Park in Westmoreland County will lead a “flower fever” hike along Spring House Trail from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday. Meet at the visitor center. Call 724-668-2566. • Venture Outdoors will lead a seven- to nine-mile …
Trout in the Classroom program reels in students
By Bob FryeThis past week, on a day marked by occasional spitting rain and overcast skies, nearly four dozen Butler Junior High School students traveled to Thorn …
Frye: Wonderful kind of misery
By Bob FryeAnyone who’s ever taken a child camping knows the experience can involve crying, whining, conniptions, hissy fits, misery, woe and even pestilence. But don’t be naive. Things don’t always go that well. Sometimes it’s the kids who get cranky. Unless, …
Plenty of activity at Butler-Freeport trail
By Karen PriceEven during the middle of the week, the Butler-Freeport Community Trail can be a busy place. Shortly after 5 p.m., cars with bikes suspended on …
Outdoor notices: May 19, 2013
By Tribune-ReviewOutdoors notices Rifle/Trap leagues • Youngwood extended its lead in the Twi-Night Trap League, winning last week’s shoot to get to 30 points on the season. Ruffs Dale is in second place with 28 points, followed by Connellsville (19.5), Hecla …
Small lakes offer good fishing opportunities
By Bob FryeYou wouldn’t necessarily want to fish Filbert Pond, any of the three Deer Lakes or Marshall Lake if your goal is to catch lots of big fish. But all three can provide varying levels of sport. Biologists from the Pennsylvania …
Outdoors notebook: Family fishing festivals coming to Western Pennsylvania
By Bob Frye
Outdoors notebook: Family fishing festivals coming to Western Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will have a series of family fishing festivals around the state, two of them in this area. One is …
Variety of techniques can help fishermen creel walleyes
By Bob FryeBe versatile. Multitask. Do more with less. That’s the advice you hear these days when it comes to staying alive in business. It turns out …
Frye: Decline in turkey flocks puzzling
By Tribune-ReviewTurkey season changes Monday when hunters are allowed to chase gobblers right up until a half hour after sunset. But it’s already changed in a bigger way. And not for the better. For most of the past 30 years, the …
Outdoors notices: May 11, 2013
By Bob FryeRifle/Trap leagues There’s a new leader in the Twi-Night Trap League. Youngwood has taken over first place with 25 points, bypassing Ruffs Dale, which dropped to second with 24 points. Connellsville is in third with 17.5 points followed by Hecla …
Fishing report: Trout, walleyes keeping anglers busy
By Bob Frye• Anglers have been getting trout at Keystone State Park Lake on Powerbait, maggots and waxworms, and trout and bass on minnows. Crowds have been relatively light overall, though. • On the Allegheny River, anglers using minnows have picked up …
Area ‘hunter ed’ teacher honored
By Bob FryeBill Chessman just can’t help himself. The Forest Hills man put in 35 years as an educator, working as a teacher and guidance counselor. Then, …
Outdoors notebook: Voluntary youth fishing permit considered
By Bob FryeThe Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is running behind schedule when it comes to selling fishing licenses. At its peak in 1990, the commission sold about 1.16 million licenses. Last year, it sold 853,000, which was its highest total since …
Outdoors notices for the week of May 6, 2013
By Bob FryeHiking • Raccoon Creek State Park in Beaver County will hold a free Mother’s Day wildflower walk from 2 to 3:30 p.m. May 12 at its wildflower reserve. Meet at the interpretive center for this hike, which will focus on …
Fishing large lakes key for catching slab crappies
By Bob FryeAnglers looking for an edge should keep this advice in mind. If you want to catch especially large crappies, go fishing right now, and do …
Frye: Adults, kids need each other
By Bob FryeEvery boy who wants to become a fisherman needs an old man with a big tackle box and a bigger heart. Mine was my grandfather. I was among the younger half of his grandchildren, so our time as partners in …
Outdoor notices: May 5, 2013
By Tribune-ReviewOutdoors notices Rifle/Trap leagues • The perfect weather led to lots of perfect scores this past week in Twi-Night Trap League action at Youngwood Sportsmen’s Club. Recording 25s were Club, Ryan Fullman, Duke Carleton, Jay Miller, Paul Plummer and Len …
Young shooter earns rookie of year honors
By Bob FryeReally, everyone should have seen this coming. In school, as a sophomore at Albert Gallatin High School, 16-year-old Adam Burke carries a 4.5 grade-point average while taking advanced placement classes. When he raced quarter horses, he rose to rank fourth …
