Outdoors

Outdoor show offers more than camo-crazy hunters

HARRISBURG — Carrying a black and red “Virginia is for Lovers” bag around the former site of the state wrestling tournament, I spread the scent of a rookie.

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OUTDOORS

Great Rides: A Napa Valley route where the high point is a low point

A meaningful adventure on a bicycle includes things we know, a few things we might anticipate and, with any luck, one or two pleasant surprises.

6 days ago
OUTDOORS

Fitness: 14 things you can do in shorts right now

La Nina winters are great if you love snow camping, skiing and sledding.

6 days ago
OUTDOORS

7 Salt-Free Ways to Flavor Food: Pump up your meals with sodium-free add-ons that taste great

Put down the salt shaker! There are healthier ways to make food taste great without overdosing on sodium, a huge threat to heart health. Instead of using table salt or eating sodium-packed processed and packaged foods (which account for about 80 percent of the sodium we consume), try flavoring fruits...

6 days ago
OUTDOORS

Orange juice is good for a cold and more nutrition myths

We've all heard it before, "you should drink orange juice when you are sick because it will boost your immunity." But, is that really true?

6 days ago
OUTDOORS

Fitness gear: Utopia Thermal Pant great for winter runs

There's no messing around with quality when it comes to running gear. That's especially true in the winter, a season that requires clothing to perform the double duty of keeping you warm while allowing some breathing room.

13 days ago
OUTDOORS

Kayaker makes global waves

UNIVERSITY PARK — Kurt Smithgall was 12 when he discovered he had a talent for kayaking.

48 days ago
OUTDOORS

A big problem: Small game hunting fading from spotlight

Bear, rifle deer and the fall turkey seasons are over, and many hunters will now oil their guns and put them on the rack until next fall. However, there are many more hunting opportunities available for both big and small game.

65 days ago
OUTDOORS

Hunter poaches record-book buck

HARRISBURG — A Lancaster County resident was cited for poaching a record-book class buck, according to charges filed by Pennsylvania Game Commission in the court of District Justice William Wenner, in Harrisburg on Wednesday.

65 days ago
NEWS

Hunting season heats up: Slow start blamed on warm temperatures

Chris Caldana, 22, and his younger brother, 16-year-old Jarred, hiked along Spring Creek on Monday.

77 days ago
OUTDOORS

Bearing the rain

Even two days of rain, fog and little acorn crop in Centre County and throughout much of the state did not prevent the state’s bear hunters from making a near-record kill. Preliminary four-day season harvest figures were not yet available, however, all indications point to the likelihood ...

79 days ago