Crossbow clause left out of spending plan
A state budget amendment that would have allowed the DEC to decide whether crossbow use should be liberalized has been left out of the 2013-14 spending plan.
Staff Report
Special bass regulations now in effect statewide
New statewide and specific site bass fishing regulations are now in effect for the 2013-2014 license year.
Agencies merger study to proceed
It’s looking like the state Legislature is again going to press forward with the idea of merging the Pennsylvania Game and Fish & Boat commissions.
Bill would negate action by PGC banning all wild hogs
The fate of hogs may soon once again be up in the air.
Tests reveal 3 CWD deer killed in 2 counties
In recent years, Pennsylvania Game Commission officials have talked about when, not if, chronic wasting disease would show up in the state’s wild deer
Trout stocking numbers down this season
Mortality at Rome leaves production down by 300,000
Is feral hog battle winnable in New York?
Report says legislation needed in New York
Lawmaker: Merge the commissions
They looked at it in 1989. They looked at it in 2003. They may look at it again this year.
Record safe season in 2012
24 incidents, two fatalities
Albany rally still gaining momentum
Gun owners and sportsmen were poised to descend on Albany next week to protest New York’s recently enacted SAFE Act gun legislation.
PGC to divide WMU 2G in two
There was a time last summer when it looked as if Pennsylvania game commissioners might change the boundaries of several wildlife management units.
Survey: Lake Ontario fishing better than ever
Lake Ontario fishing – at least for the big lake’s salmonids – just keeps getting better.
Veto keeps youth hunt untouched
Crossbow use ‘sunsets’ effective Dec. 31, 2012
Flap: Did bear really kill a Clinton man?
One thing is known for certain about the mid-October death of Gary Lininger: He died in the forest near his rural Clinton County home while cutting firewood.
N.Y. scrambles to get info out on CWD regulations
Pa.-killed deer can’t be transported back into New York
Deer collisions top 80,000 in N.Y.
Third highest figure in U.S.
Department of Agriculture investigating possible 2nd case of chronic wasting disease
Pennsylvania may have its second case of chronic wasting disease.
CFAB planning push for license ‘restructuring’
A license “restructuring” that could be pushed by the state’s Conservation Fund Advisory Board next year would actually roll back some sporting license fees just four years after an increase.
Southern Zone season should be a solid one
New York’s single biggest hunting day is the opening day of the Southern Zone firearms deer season.
Otter attacks angler in Allegheny River
A river otter attacked an angler on Sept. 11 at the junction of French Creek and the Allegheny River, just off Ninth Street, adjacent to the Riverfront Park in this Venango County town.
Urban unit archers can take bears starting now
For the first time, starting now, bowhunters in the state’s four most urban wildlife management units will be able to participate in overlapping bear- and deer-hunting opportunities.
Blackfish changes hit recreational anglers
Shorter season, increased in minimum size
Bag limit on geese at three
Duck hunting seasons set in north, south,
Lake Erie zones
No Asian carp found in Erie bays
After a week of intensive electrofishing and gill netting activities officials have found no bighead or silver Asian carps in western Lake Erie
DMP tags boosted by 12 percent statewide
DEC has increased the statewide Deer Management Permit allocation by about 12 percent for the 2012-13 season, the second consecutive double-digit jump.
2011 NY bear kill tough to top
New York bear hunters generally will have a tough act to follow heading into the 2012 season.
