Bob Frye stories, Page 10
Pennsylvania fishing license fees and an olive branch
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commissioners are trying to meet anglers and state lawmakers halfway. Or, well, at least 30 percent of the way. Commission executive director Tim Schaeffer recently delivered his agency’s annual report to members of the House of Representatives game and fisheries committee. Much of his commentary –...
Debating how best to confront chronic wasting disease in Pennsylvania
It always has been a matter of when, not if, given the events of the last few years. It’s when. Chronic wasting disease, or CWD, is in Pennsylvania’s elk range. To be clear, no one has detected yet the always fatal ailment that affects deer, elk, moose and other cervids...
Bannock, or campfire bread, connects outdoorsmen and women across time
There’s a timeless connectivity to exploring the outdoors. Eras, circumstances and situations change, of course. The technology hunters, anglers, birders, hikers, backpackers, campers, paddlers and bikers use in the woods and on the water now is much different than what their forefathers carried centuries — shoot, even just decades —...
Outdoors Xtras: Elite lure, freezing fish and bluegill chowder
Lure of the week Lure name: Elite Company: Steelshad (steelshad.com) Lure type: Blade bait Sizes and colors: Available in a 23/4-inch, 3/8-ounce model in five colors: gold, sexy shad, silver, white shad and yellow shad. Target species: Largemouth, smallmouth bass, walleyes, northern pike, muskies, lake trout and salmon Technique: The...
Outdoors Xtras: Electronic hand warmer, cash advice and breakfast recipe
GEAR OF THE WEEK Gear name: Zippo rechargeable A hand warmer and a tasty breakfast recipe are a good combination for winter camping. Company: Zippo ( Gear type: Hand warmer Product description: If you know Zippo, you know the company long has made hand warmers that run on lighter fluid...
Think outside the box when calling coyotes
The secret is there’s really no secret. Oh, lots of predator hunters wish it were so. They want there to be a single key, a mystic answer, a largely unknown, otherworldly, hush-hush tactic that regularly brings more coyotes to the gun. So they ask. Over and over. Like seekers after...
Plan ahead for fun-filled camping vacation and to avoid swarms of mosquitos
It was the only vacation that ever made my wife cry. She wasn’t alone. This camping trip had been my friend’s idea — though I admittedly signed on eagerly — and before it was all over, his wife cried, too. Not to be left out, their son and both of...
