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Sentencing complete in 2022 Pennsylvania poaching case involving 26 whitetails

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Three Westmoreland County, Pa., individuals have been sentenced for killing 26 white-tailed deer during a two-month poaching spree in the county in October and November 2022.
Chase Piper, 20, of Derry Township, and Angelica Morgan, 19, of Bolivar, received six months’ probation and $1,600 in fines, and Michael T. Matson Jr., 21, of Bolivar, was sentenced to one to two years in state prison for possessing a firearm he was prohibited from having because of prior convictions, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission.

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Fly-fishing’s first lady, Pennsylvania’s Cathy Beck, widely mourned after her death on Argentina trip

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The fishing world is mourning the loss of legendary fly-angler Cathy Beck, of Benton, Montgomery County, Pa., who died suddenly Feb. 7 while hosting a group at Laguna Verde Lodge (Jurassic Lake) in a remote region of Argentina, with her husband, Barry.
Cathy, 71, passed peacefully with Barry at her side, according to the couple’s longtime friend Larry Cooney, of Harrisburg, who was on the trip.

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Pennsylvania game warden, Travis Anderson, is recognized again by National Wild Turkey Federation

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Pennsylvania game warden Travis Anderson spends more time capturing wild turkeys than errant hunters.
Trapping and banding the big birds for research is just one aspect of Anderson’s work as Land Management Group supervisor in parts of Somerset, Cambria and Westmoreland counties, where he oversees efforts to optimize wildlife habitat in eight state game lands totaling 45,864 acres.

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Pennsylvania Stepping Stones program is seeking young anglers, mentors interested in fly fishing

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It’s a casting call of sorts for young anglers and seasoned mentors.
Both are being sought to take part in Stepping Stones, a program sponsored by the Wildlife Leadership Academy and the Pennsylvania Fly Fishing Association to introduce teens to fishing and conservation. A three-day program will be held May 10-12 at Camp Krisland in Madisonburg, Centre County. The deadline for student applications is Feb. 28.

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Allegheny chosen as Pennsylvania’s 2024 River of the Year

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The Allegheny River has been voted 2024 River of the Year in an online competition sponsored by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and administered by the Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers.
The 325-mile western Pennsylvania waterway garnered 8,307 nods to beat the neighboring Youghiogheny River (7,212 votes), and the Lackawaxen River (4,740) in the northeast region.

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Two Pennsylvania men found guilty of bird poisonings

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A Beaver County, Pa, farm operator and one of his employees were found guilty in federal court Jan. 25 on three counts related to the unlawful killing of protected migratory birds.
Robert Yost, 52, of New Castle, and Jacob Reese, 27, of Enon Valley, both in Lawrence County, were convicted of poisoning 17 Canada geese, 10 red-winged blackbirds and a mallard duck with corn coated with carbofuran, a registered restricted-use pesticide, in June 2020. The verdict came 15 months after their October 2022 trial.

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Dam repairs, drawdown slated this year at Pennsylvania’s Kahle Lake

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The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is moving ahead with dam repair plans at Kahle Lake in Venango and Clarion counties, with a drawdown and fish salvage operation possible later this year.
At its February meeting, the agency’s board was expected to extend the lifting of seasons, sizes and bag limits implemented by executive order last year to prepare for structural work that could start in 2025-26.

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Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission alters enforcement training to keep officers

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In an effort to improve retention of state waterways conservation officers, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is changing its training curriculum, beginning with the class of cadets currently being recruited.
Aspiring officers will no longer receive 26-week Municipal Police Officer Education and Training with Act 120 certification, and instead will complete identical course work in programs administered by Fish & Boat Commission personnel and instructors at the Mansfield University municipal police academy in Tioga County.

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Replacing culverts on Pennsylvania game lands is helping trout

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Efforts to improve aquatic connectivity are underway at state game lands across Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy and Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.

Hundreds of culverts at road-stream crossings are being replaced with timber deck bridges to benefit brook trout and other aquatic and terrestrial species.

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