Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Jan. 19, 2024, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Protect sows with cubs in tow Read More »
I have to start with the truth regarding ice fishing last year at Hills Creek Lake.
It just wasn’t the greatest of seasons – for two reasons.First, because it was the start of an El Nino phase, 2022-23 wasn’t the best, or longest, of ice seasons. That wasn’t the fault of the lake; thumbs down went to the whims of Mother Nature.
If safe ice comes, Hills Creek Lake good place to fish in Pennsylvania Read More »
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Pennsylvania published in the Jan. 19, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Calendar Read More »
Pennsylvania cuffs and collars are Field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens and Waterways Conservation Officers. These reports are from the Jan. 19, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
Spurred by slumping striped bass reproduction in Maryland waters, the state Department of Natural Resources is moving to curtail fishing for the popular migratory species during its spawning run next spring.
On Nov. 29, Maryland DNR proposed emergency regulations that would eliminate the state’s two-week “trophy” fishing season in early May. That’s when anglers have in past years been allowed to keep one fish a day measuring 35 inches or more.
Maryland to curb striped bass fishing in the spring to ease pressure on spawning fish Read More »
Last month, the U.S. Department of Commerce notified Maryland Gov. Wes Moore that it has declined Maryland’s request for a federal commercial fisheries disaster declaration that was sought to help address the economic and ecological damage caused by the spread of invasive catfish and snakeheads in the Chesapeake Bay watershed.
Maryland pursuing actions to control invasive catfish in Chesapeake Bay watershed Read More »
The Pennsylvania Game Commission has appointed a new director of the Northwest Region Office here.
Jesse Bish, who has served the Northwest Region through his entire career with the Game Commission, took the reins as director Dec. 23.
Pennsylvania Game Commission appoints a new director for the Northwest Region Read More »
The Early Bird Sports Expo will be held Jan. 25-28 at the Bloomsburg Fairgrounds, 620 W. 3rd St. This will be the 35th year for the annual outdoors show started in 1988.
Exhibits again will be spread out across three buildings, all indoors. Parking is free. There is a $7 entry fee for anyone 13 and over; veterans and active military personnel are admitted free as well as children under 12.
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Early Bird Sports Expo coming Jan. 25-28 Read More »
Although it’s winter, landowners can begin making plans to help wildlife this spring – and beyond – by planting tree and shrub seedlings offered by the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Howard Nursery.
Tree and shrub seedling sale underway in Pennsylvania Read More »
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