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Nationally known field dog trainer and breeder Joe DeMarkis of Pottsville is today's guest on "Experience The Outdoors" with Republican-Herald/News-Item outdoors editor Doyle Dietz, 7-7:30 a.m. on WLSH 1410-AM, 9:30-10 a.m. on WMGH, Magic 105.5-FM and on the web at www.wmgh.com by clicking the "Experience The Outdoors" link.
Schuylkill County Friends of NRA, Thursday, Sept. 26, 5 p.m., St. Nicholas Hall, Primrose; for information and tickets, contact Jack Brennan at (570) 739-4029 or email jackbrennan1@msn.com.
3D simulated hunting course, daily through Saturday, Oct. 12, dawn to dusk, Bears Head Archery, Delano, off I-81 Exit 134; closed Sundays, 1-4 p.m., for trap; for information, email docblazer@verizon.net. 3D, 7 a.m., Swatara Archers, Pine Grove; for information, contact (570) 345-6254. Wildlands All Breed Retriever Contest, noon to 2 p.m., Blue Marsh Lake, Church Road, off Route 183, Bernville; for information, contact Linda Maderia at (610) 944-0703 or email klinken@comcast.net. Sporting clays, 9 a.m., Roedersville Game and Fish, 1357 Mountain Road, Pine Grove; for information, call (570) 640-8773. Port Clinton Fish and Game meeting, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2 p.m.; for information, contact Ted Knoblauch at (610) 562-4310 or email pcfg1j@yahoo.com.
- Thursday: 3D, 2 p.m., Swatara Archers, Pine Grove; for information, call (570) 345-6254.
- Friday and Saturday: Pennsylvania Trappers Association Outdoors Show, Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuscarora Valley Heritage Grounds, East Waterford; for information, contact Terry Swartz at (717) 536-3733 or Charles Filler at (717) 953-2013.
- Friday-Sunday: Pennsylvania Bowhunters Festival, gates open 6 a.m. daily, Sullivan County Fairgrounds, Forksville; for information, contact Nancy Witkowski at (570) 946-4025 or access the website at www.pabowhunters.com.
- Saturday: Geisinger Children's Miracle Network Trail Ride for ATV, UTV, RTV, dirt bike and dual sport operators, Anthracite Outdoor Adventure Area, Coal Township, registration 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. or in advance at www.events.geisinger.org; for information, contact Northumberland County Planning Department at (570) 988-4220 or at www.anthraciteadventure.com or the Children's Miracle Network office at (800) 322-5437 or www.geisinger.org. Trapper Training School, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Auburn Game and Fish Association, 29 River Road, Auburn; free events include lunch and focus on setting land traps for fox and coyote and water traps for mink, muskrat and raccoon; for required preregistration, contact Brian Mohn at (610) 562-1790, email papatrees@aol.com or contact Ron Smith at (570) 754-7774. Fall Bird Walk, 9-11 a.m., Sweet Arrow Lake County Park, Pine Grove; meet in Waterfall parking lot. Monarch Migration Celebration, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton; for information, call (610) 756-6961 or visit www.hawkmountain.org. Monarch Tagging Workshop, 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton; for required preregistration, call (610) 756-6961 or visit www.hawkmountain.org. Black Powder Technique for Hunters and Shooters, 11 a.m., Dixon Muzzleloader Shop, 9952 Kunkel's Mill Road, Kempton; free event focuses on traditional muzzleloader; for information, call the shop at (610) 756-6271. "Swatara Soiree," Swatara State Park, Saturday, 12:30-5 p.m., meet at I-81/Route 443 carpool lot; for information, contact "Porcupine Pat" McKinney at (570) 622-4124, ext. 113, or email porcupinepat@yahoo.com. Invasive Plants Workshop, 1-2:30 p.m., Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton; for required preregistration, call (610) 756-6961 or visit www.hawkmountain.org.
- Saturday and Sunday: Autumn Native Plant Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, Kempton; for information, contact (610) 756-6961.
- Sunday, Sept. 15 events: 3D simulated hunting course, daily through Saturday, Oct. 12, dawn to dusk, Bears Head Archery, Delano, off I-81 Exit 134; closed Sundays, 1-4 p.m., for trap; for information, email docblazer@verizon.net. 3D, 7 a.m., Swatara Archers, Pine Grove; for information, call (570) 345-6254.
- Compiled by Doyle Dietz