COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL This stinking pandemic has caused numerous negatives for the world, the most obvious being 2.5 million deaths. We’ve lost 506,000 citizens in the United States […]
Tag: outdoors
Trash and Trout: State chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers releases March campaign to clean up public waterways
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – “We need your help to clean up our trout streams! Angler litter specifically … you know what we’re talking about. It sucks.” That call to action is […]
COLUMN: Stephen McDaniel’s idea to rework the Natural Resources Commission is a great plan
A few days ago, news broke in the West Virginia outdoor media realm that Division of Natural Resources Director Stephen McDaniel wanted to “overhaul” the Natural Resources Commission. While “overhaul” […]
SAMUEL: Wolves are now killing mountain lions
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL If someone made a list of things that can happen in nature, I’d have rated this one dead last (no pun intended). I’d have never […]
COLUMN: The lack of leashed dogs in our public places is a serious problem
Though I’m only in my mid-20s, the longer I go through life the more I see myself taking a stance that people should be able to do what they want […]
OUTDOOR NOTEBOOK: Putting those dehydrated hot peppers to a good use
One thing I wasn’t without this year was an abundance of hot peppers. Whether I picked them up from my parents’ garden, a garden in Smithsburg, Md., or meticulously picked […]
Plan ahead for your spring garden
Spring is just around the corner, which means it’s time to plan your garden. Whether you are planning your first garden, have an existing garden, or want to have a […]
SAMUEL: Why eat wild game?
West Virginia hunters have not had to worry about Covid while making extra trips to the store because many have deer meat in their freezer. Me too. I’ve been eating […]
SAMUEL: How winter impacts our wildlife
A few weeks ago a friend of mine told me he’d seen bluebirds by his bird feeder and wondered how unusual that was for this time of year. I told […]
VIDEO: Banding, rehabilitating a bald eagle with lead poisoning
Jesse Fallon, director of veterinary medicine with the Avian Conservation Center of Appalachia, talks about a 4-year-old bald eagle that recently came to his clinic in Cheat Lake, W.Va., with […]
