In much of the state, 2022 was awfully dry from July through September. It is a stretch that represents a critical time for wildlife heading into the winter, because it’s a time when vegetation is typically lush, food is plentiful and animals are feeding hard.
During the weeks following the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 3, the Pennsylvania Game Commission and state Fish and Boat Commission remained alert for environmental impacts and sick or dead fish and wildlife.
For the second consecutive year, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is planning to raise license fees.
During a special board meeting March 1, commissioners voted unanimously to grant preliminary approval to a list of fee increases for fishing licenses and permits.
A Class A water is defined as a stream that supports a population of naturally reproducing trout of sufficient size and abundance to support a long-term and rewarding sport fishery.
Although the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission plans to stock its customary 3.2 million trout this season, there are some changes in the waters where the fish will be released.
Some of my favorite early hunting memories were created from deer drives, and I look forward to the day when my kids can join in on a “push.”
But there is a downside to deer drives. I didn’t recognize it until a hunter discussed the topic during the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s public comment portion of the Jan. 28 meeting.
Locating solar projects on median strips, or over highways, has been done in other countries, including a large-scale project in South Korea and another project in Germany.
The concept would reduce maintenance costs, save farmland and provide revenue to the state.
During the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s quarterly meeting Jan. 23, the board approved a Cooperative Nursery Grant in the amount of $65,000 to the Potter County Anglers Club.
The amount was one of the highest ever awarded for a cooperative nursery, and it may be a sign that the funding limits of the past no longer suffice for the needs of the present.
When state Sen. Dan Laughlin, R-Erie, spoke at the Jan. 28 Pennsylvania Game Commission meeting, he issued a warning to everyone in the room.
“The last thing you want is the Legislature sticking its nose into how the Game Commission does its job,” Laughlin said.
But that hasn’t stopped the senator from doing just that.
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