Waverly, N.Y. — While waterfowl seasons are in place for this year, there’s already opposition brewing to a 2019-20 plan to trim the mallard limit in the Atlantic Flyway from its current four birds to two. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Atlantic Flyway Council confirmed the plan to trim the daily mallard […]
In New York, opposition brewing to proposed mallard harvest limit Read More »
Harrisburg — Fishermen are by nature optimists, right? The next cast is always going to be the one. So maybe they’ll see cause for hope here. The number of American shad returning to Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River were, in 2018, the worst since records started being kept 20 years ago. The Fish & Boat Commission stocks
Pennsylvania fish agency’s shad program appears at crossroads Read More »
Harrisburg, Pa. — Some of today’s hunters admittedly may not like it. But some of tomorrow’s may need it. That’s the thinking of at least some Pennsylvania Game commissioners when it comes to the notion of moving the opening day of Pennsylvania’s statewide firearms deer season to the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The Monday after Thanksgiving
A Saturday deer opener in Pennsylvania? It may be in the mix Read More »
Harrisburg — It doesn’t seem all that difficult at first blush, defining what is and isn’t public hunting. Ah, but you’d be wrong. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has learned that and is taking steps to address it. When the agency holds its next meeting on July 30-31, commissioners will be asked to update their definition
Pennsylvania Game Commission looks to force towns to use hunters in deer culling Read More »
Albany — State officials, ahead of the busy boating season on New York waters, announced that boat stewards will be deployed at nearly 200 locations in an effort to halt the unintentional introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species. The DEC, state Department of Transportation and Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation boat steward
Boat stewards will monitor New York waters for invasives Read More »
Reading, Pa. — Due to recent rains and flood damage reduction actions at Blue Marsh Lake the boat launches there are closed to the Public. The lake level is three feet over normal summer pool and still rising. This morning it was determined that the Schuylkill river could accept additional storm run-off and at 9 a.m.
Boat launches closed at Blue Marsh Lake Read More »
Linesville, Pa. — Muskies? Yeah, you might say Pymatuning Lake in Crawford County has a few. Sort of like the way the night sky has a few stars. A couple of things prove that. First, early this spring, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission biologists did their annual trap net survey of the 17,000-plus acre lake
In Pennsylvania, Pymatuning Lake the place to be for spring fishing Read More »
Harrisburg — No one’s blaming hunters. Not just yet. But they’re going to pay the price first anyway. Pennsylvania, like all states in the Atlantic Flyway, has set waterfowl seasons and bag limits for 2018-19. They are nearly identical to last year, at least as far as ducks are concerned. Hunters will be allowed one
Decline of mallards will lead to reduced bag limits in Pennsylvania Read More »
The news is surprising, given recent efforts and planning by Stephenson to keep DNR’s Division of Fisheries steaming along amidst budget and staffing shortages.
DNR Fisheries Chief Dan Stephenson to retire June 30 Read More »
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