The National Deer Association (NDA) recently released their annual deer report. An average of 41 percent of North America’s deer hunters successfully harvested at least one deer during the …
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Jack Danchak
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3/15/24
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Strength training is one of my favorite forms of exercise. Few things can make you feel as accomplished as proving to yourself that you can lift a heavy weight, do more pushups than you have been …
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Maggi Fitzpatrick
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3/12/24
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Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association (NRA), is resigning from the NRA. He addressed the members of the NRA in the latest issue of the American Hunter Magazine.
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Jack Danchak
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3/8/24
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Movement is a crucial component of our health. Unfortunately, many current jobs require us to sit for many hours at a time, which increases the amount of time we spend sedentary each day. We all know …
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Maggi Fitzpatrick
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3/5/24
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The state’s bear hunters remain as loyal in their pursuit as ever to hunt bear, but there is a tremendous increase in bear hunters.
Pennsylvania had fewer than 130,000 bear hunters …
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Jack Danchak
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3/1/24
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Failure is something we all try to avoid. Putting ourselves in positions with the possibility of not being successful makes us vulnerable, and that can be scary and frustrating. While we usually try …
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Maggi Fitzpatrick
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2/27/24
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Two men were arrested in Montana for killing about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles. This took place on Montana’s Flathead Indian Reservation and elsewhere, then they sold eagle …
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Jack Danchak
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2/23/24
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It all started one summer night after a Sullivan County Women’s Softball League game at Collin’s Park in 2018. Cosmos and I were on our way home to Montgomery after the game and as the …
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Maggi Fitzpatrick
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2/20/24
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission recently honored wildlife biologist Dr. Gary Alt. Alt, 72 years young, formerly from Moscow, PA and now living in California, received the John C. Oliver Lifetime …
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Jack Danchak
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2/16/24
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Breakfast is a highly debated topic. Many experts advocate for eating breakfast every day, while there are just as many who encourage avoiding it at all costs. Whether or not to eat breakfast is a …
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Maggi Fitzpatrick
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2/13/24
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Jeff Mulhollem, editor of the Pennsylvania Outdoor News newspaper, wrote about some facts about coyotes and coyote contests. He said Pennsylvania has more organized coyote contests than any other …
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Jack Danchak
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2/9/24
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One of the largest components of our health is stress. While we don’t want to have too much of it, some stress is actually necessary for optimal performance. Usually when we think of stress, we …
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Maggi Fitzpatrick
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2/6/24
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The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual Great American Outdoor Show will be held on February 3-11, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg, PA. The show …
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Jack Danchak
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2/2/24
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There is no shortage of difficult decisions to make when it comes to our health. Every single day, we must make many choices on what to eat, how to move our bodies, what information to consume, when …
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Maggi Fitzpatrick
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1/30/24
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Many believe that the Covid-19 virus inspired people not to congregate with large groups of people in fear of catching the virus. Many went to their fishing rods, hunting firearms and binoculars for …
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Jack Danchak
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1/26/24
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This past weekend, Cosmos and I made the trip to Columbus, Ohio to watch the Top 25 women’s basketball matchup between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Iowa Hawkeyes. If you follow any sports at …
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Maggi Fitzpatrick
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1/23/24
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission prohibits the use of electronic devices for hunting. When it comes to drones, Mike Yoder the founder of Drone Deer Recovery believes there’s a difference …
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Jack Danchak
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1/19/24
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Would you talk to someone else the same way you talk to yourself? My guess is no, because you’d never be as mean to someone else as you are to yourself. The way we talk to and about ourselves …
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Maggi Fitzpatrick
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1/16/24
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Here are some of the highlights of columns I reported on in 2023:
January - The United States District Court for the Western District of New York issued a preliminary injunction against …
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Jack Danchak
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1/12/24
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Building muscle is important to our overall health, especially as we age. Not only does having more muscle make us stronger and better at doing every day activities, it also improves our overall …
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Maggi Fitzpatrick
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1/9/24
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It was expected, and now it’s official. NY Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the bill that will ban coyote contests in the state of New York that gives prizes to hunters who participate in them. …
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Jack Danchak
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1/5/24
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Now that we’ve officially started the new year, you may be feeling pressure around setting new goals or resolutions. This is a very common time of year to take on new goals, especially around …
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Maggi Fitzpatrick
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1/2/24
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With the detection of CWD in a free-ranging deer in Dauphin County, PA, and to combat Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) from spreading, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has extended the deer season in …
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Jack Danchak
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12/29/23
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As the year is coming to a close and the ground is wrapped in a blanket of snow, many holiday treats are being made, decorated, and consumed. My sister found a fantastic dairy-free pumpkin pie recipe …
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Maggi Fitzpatrick
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12/26/23
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Thanks to the Federated Sportsman’s Clubs of Ulster County and NY State Senator Peter Oberacker, young and older anglers can now borrow a rod & reel just as easy as borrowing a book, and …
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Jack Danchak
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12/22/23
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