There’s plenty of ice for Saturday’s Holes for Heroes ice-fishing tournament, but with no snow cover, that ice is super slick, and participants should come prepared, tournament officials stress.
Two deer farms will remain under quarantine for five years after the last potentially-exposed deer is gone.
NORTHWEST REGION From the Game Commission Crawford County WCO Mark A. Allegro reports he investigated a substantial number of sub-legal harvested bucks that were not reported as mistake-kills during the recent firearms deer season. For varying reasons, these hunters decided to keep the deer, rather than report them to the region office. Once a hunter
Banquets/Fundraisers. Feb. 3: Penn’s Woods Spurs NWTF Banquet, 6 p.m., Italian American Club, Export. For more info call Jason Straley, 412-855-9774. Feb. 11: Greensburg RMEF Banquet, 4 p.m., Ferrante’s Lakeview Banquet Hall. For more info call Steve Kowatch, 724-516-1015. Feb. 11: Harrisburg RMEF Banquet, 4:30 p.m., Best Western Premier. For more info call Gene Odato,
Wildly veering temperatures and rainfall wreaked havoc with ice, making many lakes unfishable in recent weeks, as hard surfaces deteriorated and water levels rose. Winter trout stockings have been performed on select fisheries around the state. For a schedule, visit www.fishandboat.com. Anglers are reminded that basic boating classes are now being scheduled around the state.
Change will protect large fish and harvest opportunity, DNR says.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz announces decision to scrap H.R.621, which would have mandated the sale of millions of acres of public lands and waters
Editor’s note: Much of the state experienced milder than normal temperatures for the second week of January, resulting in most if not all of the state’s lakes opening back up to open water. This fishing report reflects those conditions, where temperatures in the 40s and 50s were the norm across the state. Central Region Buckeye
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