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Tom Venesky: Mentors can wait a week to catch trout in Pennsylvania

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As a father of two kids who love to fish, I see the benefits of Pennsylvania’s mentored youth trout day firsthand.
But there’s another perspective to consider. The purpose of the youth day is clear: give kids a chance to fish for stocked trout before the opening-day crowds. By doing so, they stand a good chance of catching a few fish, having a positive experience and hopefully become lifelong anglers. What could be wrong with that?

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Pennsylvania Game Commission drones applying herbicide on wetlands to fight invasives

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The Pennsylvania Game Commission is taking to the air to fight invasive plant species.
The agency began using drones to apply herbicide targeting non-native, invasive plant species in 2025, focusing on wetland areas. Among the species treated were purple loosestrife, common reed, narrowleaf cattail and European frogbit. So far, the herbicide applications via drone have been conducted on state game lands in Crawford, Lawrence Mercer, and Tioga counties, but there are plans to expand the range.

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Tom Venesky: Pennsylvania trout stockings end too early

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They say good things don’t last, and that’s true with trout season.
Especially when it comes to stocked trout. I enjoy fishing for stocked fish in Pennsylvania waters. I take my kids out of school on the days a few of our favorite local streams will be stocked, and we have a blast. For us, in-season trout stockings are an event.

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Bill that would allow baiting for deer on private property advances in Pennsylvania

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A bill to allow the use of baiting on private property to control deer numbers will soon be heading to the House floor for a vote.
State Rep. Thomas Mehaffie III, R-Dauphin, introduced House Bill 2440, which would give the Pennsylvania Game Commission the authority to allow baiting on private property to attract deer in an attempt to address overpopulation concerns in areas.

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Tom Venesky: Young hunter creates lasting memory during Nancy’s Vision Turkey Hunt in Pa.

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Brantley Yoder tried to be modest when asked what it was like to harvest his first gobbler, but the 10-year-old’s grin gave him away.
Yoder, who is from Delaware, served as the “ambassador” for the Nancy’s Vision Youth Turkey Hunt on April 25 in New Milford, Pennsylvania. Organizers of the event gave Yoder and his family a place to stay for the weekend, outfitted him with a shotgun and hunting clothes, put him in a spot with a lot of vocal gobblers and, best of all, sent him into the woods with champion turkey caller Hunter Wallis.

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New Pennsylvania Game Commission office will aid landowners looking to manage for wildlife

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The Landowner Resource Office was created to consolidate the Ag Tag and Deer Management Assistance Program, along with enhance existing programs such as the Certified Hunter Program – which has transitioned from a regional pilot to statewide – and the Hunter Access Program.

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Rep. Maloney seeks a grand jury hearing to investigate harassment claims against Pennsylvania Game Commission

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State Rep. Dave Maloney is asking his fellow legislators and Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration to allow a grand jury hearing on alleged harassment of female employees at the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
The minority chair of the House Game and Fisheries Committee, Maloney sent a letter April 15 to all House and Senate members and Shapiro’s office urging them to not be silent on the former female employees’ allegations of harassment.

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Tom Venesky: Proposal for July 1 start to Pennsylvania’s ag tag deer season ‘ethically wrong’

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Commissioner Kristen Koppenhafer made a point that every ethical hunter should agree with, yet she was in the minority.
During the April 11 Pennsylvania Game Commission board meeting, an amendment was made to change the start of ag tag season from Aug. 1 to July 1. It was a horrendous idea from a conservation standpoint, and it could’ve erupted into a public relations nightmare for the sport of hunting in general.

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Pennsylvania hatcheries produce ‘banner year’ for trout

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The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission found a way to deter birds at its hatcheries, and it resulted in a banner year for trout production.
In fact, the number of trout raised at state hatcheries was so good that the agency was able to send 20,000 brown trout to New Jersey for its stocking program. In exchange, Pennsylvania will receive an allotment of warm water species yet to be determined.

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