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September 9, 2024

Pennsylvania Game Commission’s popular elk cam is now available online

The action is heating up on northcentral Pennsylvania’s elk range, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission once again is inviting people everywhere to view it in real time online.
The Game Commission’s Elk Cam, a 24-7 livestream that can be accessed here, launched the end of August. And if history is an indicator, the best is yet to come, with elk continually becoming more active in coming weeks and putting on a show for the camera.

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Pittsburgh expanding deer hunting to three more parks

Pittsburgh’s second year of controlled bowhunting, set to begin Sept. 21, will include three additional parks and the possible use of professional marksmen in at least the two largest parks once the season ends. 
Aimed at reducing urban deer herds, the program was piloted last year in Frick and Riverview parks, and this year also will include Schenley, Highland and Emerald View parks.

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Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Hunters Sharing the Harvest expecting record venison donations

Leaders of Hunters Sharing the Harvest recently revealed that they are expecting a record level of venison donations during the upcoming hunting seasons.
The group is seeking volunteers to act as county coordinators to support its mission.

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Commentary: Trout Unlimited continues to oppose sensible wild vs. stocked trout regulations in Pennsylvania

The secession of stocking on Pennsylvania’s Class A trout streams has been a bone of contention with many anglers since the program was instituted over 40 years ago. In the beginning, any stream identified as Class A could be stocked. There were often angler protests.
More recently there was controversy over ending stocking on Cold Stream, Big Moores Run and Freeman Run – all northcentral Pennsylvania streams that are now Class A. Political pressure enabled Big Moores Run to be returned to the stocking list. Not so for Freeman Run or Cold Stream. Where is the consistency?

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Invasive snakeheads create a conundrum in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania fisheries biologists want to learn more about an invasive species that is confounding them but delighting many anglers in southeastern and south-central Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is partnering with Penn State in a study of northern snakeheads, a non-native predator now in the lower reaches of the Delaware, Schuylkill and Susquehanna rivers, Redmond and Edgewood lakes, Octoraro Reservoir, and Conowingo Reservoir just over the state line in Maryland.

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Minnesota deer hunters can share wildlife observations to help better understand multiple species

The Minnesota archery deer season opens on Sept. 14, and hunters are encouraged to use the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ online log for deer and other wildlife sightings.
“We’re asking deer hunters to share their observations of wildlife to help broaden our knowledge about deer and other wildlife species,” said Eric Michel, Minnesota DNR ungulate research scientist. “This is our fourth year using a community science approach, and we’re hoping to build on the helpful results from the last few years.”

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