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Getting the Most from Your Walk in the Woods
Taking a walk is good medicine for anyone. Walking can help manage weight, improve mood, ease depression, boost the immune system, maintain mental efficiency, strengthen your heart, lungs, and muscles,...
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Ticks: Being Proactive for Your Own Health
Recently, I saw a report that scientists demonstrated that ticks have transmitted Heartland virus in the United States. The report supports what I have thought for a while--that we are just scratching...
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Pennsylvania Celebrates Century of Elk
ear after year, Labor Day weekend kicks off a period of increased activity on Pennsylvania's elk range. As elk begin ramping up their routines ahead of peak bugling season, visitors flock in greater...
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Alien Invaders: Non-native Species in the United States
Non-native wildlife and plant species like quagga mussels, sea lampreys, alewives, nutria, Burmese pythons, brown tree snakes, mitten crabs, ruffe, purple loosestrife, water hyacinths, piranhas,...
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Better Safe Than Sorry: Getting Unstuck Off the Main Road
Last fall I gave turkey hunting a shot in northern New Mexico. I’d scouted some birds earlier during the dusky grouse season, and as I turned off the main road, tracks in inch-deep snow were all over...
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Pennsylvania Drivers Reminded to Use Caution: Whitetails on Blacktop
With deer becoming increasingly active, and daylight saving time about to put more vehicles on the road during the hours when deer move most, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is advising motorists to...
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The Story Behind the “Irate Buck” Video
Last week OutdoorHub posted a video of two hunters who attempted to shoo away an agitated buck and almost got gored for their troubles. As with any hunting trip, there was a story to go along with it....
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National Rifle Association Begins Ticket Sales for Great American Outdoor...
The National Rifle Association is pleased to announce that tickets for the new Great American Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA are now available online at GreatAmericanOutdoorShow.org. Held February 1-9,...
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Pennsylvania State Forest Districts Opening Additional Roads to Hunters
When a new season begins Monday for Pennsylvania deer hunters, new hunting grounds will be available to them through additional state forest roads in 18 of the 20 state forest districts. “When hunters...
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Pennsylvania Game Commission Urges Participation in Bird Count
Pennsylvania Game Commission officials are urging wildlife enthusiasts to join the tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the United States in the Audubon Society’s 114th Annual Christmas Bird...
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Getting the Whole Family Outdoors During the Holiday Season
The holiday season is family time. Getting outside anytime of the year is good for your health. In your family, maybe not everyone hunts or fishes---so they need other reasons to spend time outside....
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Staying Warm on the Stand
I don’t have to tell you that it’s cold outside. Even parts of the country that are usually warm are dealing with record lows and some of us in the more northern areas are wondering when we skipped...
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Another Christmas Tradition
I notice it, though I am not looking. Not trying to see. Noticing what can not be noticed. Collections of cells en masse, laboring through the grueling, slaughterhouse routine of the airport....
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Great American Outdoor Show to Open Tomorrow in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
The Great American Outdoor Show, Presented by Outdoor Channel, opens its doors tomorrow, February 1, 2014, for a nine day celebration of the outdoor traditions treasured by millions of Americans....
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The Buck Who Carried His Rival’s Head
While it may look like a grisly trophy, the story behind the picture of the antler-locked bucks above is one of survival and endurance. I recently spoke with Luke Laha, a wildlife management...
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Plant a Tree
I love planting trees. I hate planting trees. But in the gray area I know the toil and hard work will pay off for generations to come. From sawtooth and chestnut oaks to apple trees, I’ve been a part...
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Keeping Kids Interested in the Outdoors
I know you’ve all heard it a thousand times. When I was a kid, we didn’t have all these new fangled do-dads. We had the outdoors and a stick and a rock to play with, and we turned out okay. Well it’s...
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This Week on Gateway Outdoor Radio – PA’s Wildlife Leadership Academy
This week on Gateway Outdoors Charlie Burchfield special guests discuss the unique opportunities offered by PA’s Wildlife Leadership Academy. Michele Kittell, Executive Director, an Alec Baker who...
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Deer, Trout, Grouse-focused Summer Field School Opportunities for Teens and...
The Wildlife Leadership Academy is now accepting applications for their 2014 summer field schools from youth ages 14-17 and adults. Adults serve as mentors and participate alongside the students....
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The FBI of Wildlife and Fisheries: Federal Special Agent Game Wardens
In 1991, I visited my family who lived on Grosse Ile, Michigan. My father ran a mineral water and souvenir business and he had to go on an errand. I ran the business for him for a couple hours. It was...
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