The Daily Item, Sunbury, PA

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Outdoors
  • Don Steese's Outdoors column: Cheers & Jeers

    I was reading the “Cheers and Jeers” editorial piece which appeared recently in The Daily Item, and since I’m constantly searching for a substitute for original thought, it occurred to me that I could do a similar column dealing with conservation, nature and the outdoors. Since I don’t seem to be suffering an attack of creativity at the moment ...

    February 4, 2012

  • Ken Maurer's Outdoors column: Da goot olt daze

    I ran into a guy the other day who said something I haven’t heard in a long time. I forget what he was even talking about, but he said, “By gums.”

    February 4, 2012

  • Ken Maurer's Outdoors column: New gear on tap

    There are some new items and variations of old items coming to the fishing market this year. There’s always something new or different, and this year will be no exception.

    January 28, 2012

  • Don Steese's Outdoors column: PGC makes changes

    At their annual winter meeting, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has proposed seasons and bag limits identical to this past year’s, with the exception of expanding mentored youth hunting to include the fall turkey season.

    January 28, 2012

  • Bob Garrett's Talking Points column: Gee whiz, they're cute

    A few years ago, our neighbor, Scott Anderson, participated in the Pennsylvania Game Commission's pheasant chick-raising program as part of his 4H project. Each day my sons and I would look in on the chicks as they grew and marveled about what beautiful creatures they were.

    January 19, 2012

  • Don Steese's outdoors column: Warm winter for the grouse

    Spent several days last week up at camp chasing grouse.
    Found some birds, had some fairly nice dog work, but fired only one shot, which failed to hit the mark, so no birds were harmed in the making of this column.

    January 15, 2012

  • Ken Maurer's outdoors column: Late hunting season

    We are into the late hunting seasons now. Flintlock deer season ends Jan. 16, but squirrels and rabbits are in until Feb. 25 and grouse are in until Jan. 28.

    January 15, 2012

  • Outdoors: Time for fly-tying classes

    "Fly fishing is the most fun that you can have, while standing up." The members of the R.B. Winter Chapter of Trout Unlimited invite you to their winter fly tying classes. The classes kicked off this past Monday.

    January 12, 2012

  • Now this is great news

    Jon Brennan of the Susquehanna Council of the Boy Scouts sent out news last week that Matt Manning will serve as the camp director for this coming summer at Camp Karoondinha. Matt has served as the sci-tech director at the camp for the past few summers.

    January 5, 2012

  • Bob Garrett's Talking Points column: Thin green line

    The bridge that carries the Emmitsburg Road which is south of Gettysburg over Marsh Creek will now be known forever as the "David L. Grove Memorial Bridge." David Grove was the Pennsylvania Game Commission wildlife conservation officer murdered nearby a year ago by a suspected poacher.

    December 29, 2011