Tom Tatum

3 days ago | dailylocal.com | Tom Tatum

Few things can quicken the pulse of a Pennsylvania hunter as much as the sound of a Tom turkey’s gobble both near and far. With opening day of the state’s spring gobbler season less than two weeks away, serious turkey hunters are practicing their calling techniques, patterning their shotguns, and scouting their favorite turkey woods in anticipation of the opportunity to bag one of those prized big bronze birds. The 2025 spring gobbler season is just about here.

1 week ago | dailylocal.com | Tom Tatum

By Tom TatumAccording to the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) the fortunes of the state’s deer hunters considerably improved this past season to the tune of about 11% more deer harvested in the 2024-25 hunting seasons than they did the year before. That’s according to recently released PGC deer harvest estimates. The statewide 2024-25 harvest is estimated at 476,880 deer, 175,280 of them antlered deer and 301,600 antlerless.

1 week ago | timesherald.com | Tom Tatum |Tony Di Domizio |Rachel Ravina

SUBSCRIBER ONLY April 14, 2025 at 9:48 a.m. “This is just one proactive step in responsible financial stewardship, and it’s not just about...

2 weeks ago | dailylocal.com | Tom Tatum

When I arrived at my preferred “fishin’ hole” for Pennsylvania’s opening day for trout season on Saturday morning, I expected a full house of early rising anglers would have already filled the available parking spots. But as I pulled up just a few minutes past 7 a.m. for the 8 a.m. opener I was pleasantly surprised that only one car had already beaten me to it. Subscribe to continue reading this article. Originally Published: April 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM EDT

3 weeks ago | dailylocal.com | Tom Tatum

With opening day for trout looming on the weekend horizon, our local trout streams have been running fairly low, but the rain in this week’s forecast could change things. We’ve still got a few days left to do some last-minute scouting of the particular area you plan to fish. Stream topography has likely changed since you last wet a line, and that favorite pool you fished last year may have transformed into shallow riffles – and vice versa.