The author and his buddies used a helicopter to access public land that was landlocked by private ground — at least one local ...

An early morning hike found me two-thirds of the way up a timbered mountain. It was still dark, and I couldn't make my final approach until the air warmed and thermals began flowing uphill. Finally, ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — As the leaves begin to change in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, so does the behavior of elk. In the Cataloochee and Oconaluftee areas of the park, elk are ...

Pennsylvania is streamlining its elk license application process to a single, less expensive application. A new fourth hunting season is proposed for October, overlapping with the elk rutting period.