Tom Tatum

TATUM: Fewer pheasants in PGC’s Christmas stockings

January 1, 2024 at 12:22 p.m.

Unfortunately, the recent detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) at a private Northumberland County game farm has prompted the Pennsylvania Game Commission to adjust and somewhat curtail its late...

TATUM: Happy Holidays Greet Late-Season Hunters

December 25, 2023 at 12:00 p.m.

‘Tis that season once again – hunting season that is, so if you found a shotgun, rimfire rifle, flintlock, bow, crossbow, or goose decoys under your tree and maybe a...

Since my pre-season scouting efforts and trail camera images revealed there was bigger game out there, I decided to wait for one of those beefy “wall-hangers” to show up. Turns out they never did.

TATUM: One deer season ends, others lie ahead

December 11, 2023 at 12:07 p.m.

Since my pre-season scouting efforts and trail camera images revealed there was bigger game out there, I decided to wait for one of those beefy “wall-hangers” to show up. Turns...

Pennsylvania’s fields and forests, already flush with deer hunters using archery gear along with a handful of squirrel hunters, are set to get a little more crowded when the muzzleloader hunters’ statewide season on whitetail deer opens on Oct. 14 and runs through Oct. 21 and again when the state’s archery season on black bears kicks in on Saturday. But while deer hunters can expect to enjoy a fair measure of success, the odds of collecting a black bear are extremely long – in fact only about two percent of bear license holders can expect to bag a bruin in any given year.

OUTDOORS: Statewide bear season for bowhunters opens Saturday

October 9, 2023 at 1:40 p.m.

Pennsylvania’s fields and forests, already flush with deer hunters using archery gear along with a handful of squirrel hunters, are set to get a little more crowded when the muzzleloader...

TATUM: White Marlin Open celebrates 50th anniversary

August 21, 2023 at 12:57 p.m.

Ocean City Maryland’s White Marlin Open (WMO) fishing tournament has long billed itself as the world’s largest and richest saltwater tournament of its kind. This year’s edition marked the event’s...

Adventures on assateagtue

August 7, 2023 at 2:13 p.m.

When my daughter Alex and her family vacationed in Ocean City, MD, last week, she asked me if I could recommend any activities that could keep our grandkids, six-year-old Henry...

Battle of the Bilge

July 24, 2023 at 2:02 p.m.

Anyone who has ever owned a boat knows that the bilge pump is a critical component of every small craft. Simply stated, the function of the bilge pump is to...

Tuna tourney turmoil among rough seas

July 17, 2023 at 1:33 p.m.

Many weeks ago, I signed up to fish Ocean City Maryland’s 36th Annual Tuna Tournament on a make-up charter aboard the Spring Mix 2, a 43-foot Custom Carolina Sportfishing boat...

Hunting licenses now on sale with a few major twists

June 26, 2023 at 1:38 p.m.

Pennsylvania hunting licenses for the 2023-2024 season went on sale at 8 a.m. yesterday (Monday, June 26) with a few new significant twists added. Chief among these is a new...

Time to tackle bass

June 12, 2023 at 1:14 p.m.

You never know what’ll happen when you take a kid fishing. It was just a few days before the opening of bass season on Saturday, June 10, when my six-year-old...

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