Tom Venesky

In a matter of seconds, my daughter Eryn’s focus went from that of a typical 8-year-old to the intent concentration of a hawk scrutinizing a field for mice.

March 1, 2009

Toss a log, call a moose to cure real cabin fever TOM VENESKY OUTDOORS

I’ve read a lot about the wilderness trappers in the 1800s and I can understand how, for so many of them, their biggest enemy was cabin fever.

January 31, 2009

Critics way off target in calling hunters ‘killers’ TOM VENESKY OUTDOORS

If you buy a hunting license and hunt in an ethical manner, the PA Wildlife Alliance believes you are a killer.

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November 14, 2009

Ready for one long day

Wildlife Conservation Officer Gerald Kapral really doesn’t know what he’ll be dealing with when the first day of the rifle deer season opens on Monday, Nov. 30.

November 14, 2009

As Wilkes-Barre resident Jay Delaney enters his third year as a commissioner on the Pennsylvania Game Commission board, he has grown fully aware of the success and challenges the agency faces. Delaney represents District 7, which includes Carbon, Luzerne, Lackawanna, Monroe, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming counties and his term expires in 2015.

November 14, 2009

Safety should come first

By the end of October the Pennsylvania Game Commission sold more than 747,000 general hunting licenses. As the Nov. 30 start of the rifle deer season draws near, that total will rise even more.

November 14, 2009

Marbled salamander proves elusive

During last year’s search for all 13 snake species in Luzerne County, Rick Koval and I found the last snake – a hognose, as the winter season was coming on – in mid-October. At that time we had some help from the employees at Nescopeck State Park who had seen the snake earlier in the day.

November 14, 2009

A potential hit season

Bob Duffy prefers to avoid the large groups of hunters that often congregate to push the swamps and thick woods for bear season.

November 7, 2009

Fate plays hand in first drop of puck

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the arena authority each faced a dilemma.

November 7, 2009

Fake turkeys could catch real poachers

BUTLER TWP. - The Pennsylvania Game Commission has enlisted two new helpers in its fight against poaching.

November 7, 2009

Caputi’s his name; crashing’s his game

Ask Luca Caputi if opposing goaltenders ever get upset with his relentless physical play around their net and a wide smile stretches across his face.

November 6, 2009

Pens listless in 1st 2 periods of loss

WILKES-BARRE TWP. – When Ryan Bayda swatted a rebound past Norfolk Admirals goaltender Dustin Tokarski, it broke a three-period scoring drought for the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins that had started in their previous game.