by Kent Jackson | Jun 15, 2020
A doe looks up form eating grass that half buries her fawn. A fawn crossing the road on spindly legs was the tiniest the deer I’ve seen. I stopped my bicycle, but was close enough that the mother picked up its pace and moved out of sight before I could...
by Kent Jackson | Jun 13, 2019
Of You don’t have to look hard to see wildlife. A fawn crossed my path as I drove to work this morning. Last night, a rabbit hopped across the career center lawn as I walked into a school board meeting. Like Peter Rabbit eluding Mr. McGregor, the rabbit hid from...
by Kent Jackson | Jun 11, 2019
Deer in Northeast states are more susceptible to chronic wasting disease than deer in the west, where the fatal disease originated, a Penn State study found. The study focused on 11 genetic markers that predict which deer are least vulnerable to the disease and found...
by Kent Jackson | May 29, 2019
National Park Service photoUpper Delaware is a national scenic and recreational river that brings visitors and dollars to Pennsylvania. Think national parks, and Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and Everglades come to mind.But Pennsylvania has a baker’s dozen of...
by Kent Jackson | May 21, 2019
Keith Miller hoists his record trout, caught May 11, 2019 in Lake Erie. An angler from Venango County caught a trout in Lake Erie on that set a new state record. On May 11, Keith Miller, 73, of Cranberry Twp. and friends hooked up with God’s Grace Sport Fishing, a...