A bill recently introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate addresses the issue of trespassing and even includes dogs in the mix.
But will it be more bark than bite? Senate Bill 1087 was drafted by Sens. Greg Rothman and Elder Vogel as part of a package of crop-damage bills. It establishes stronger penalties for trespassing on private property while hunting or furtaking.
Legislation that was passed late last year increased the amount of payment in lieu of taxes made to local municipalities where game lands are located, but the hike didn’t come from the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
The next round of legislation, however, may take a different approach.
Senators want Pennsylvania Game Commission to pay more to local communities Read More »
Sometimes the best seasons aren’t those set by a board or listed in a book.
One of my favorite seasons has no official opening day, legal hunting hours don’t apply and there isn’t a bag limit. The unofficial start to this particular season, however, occurs in the middle of March – a time when most bucks have shed their antlers.
Tom Venesky: A new deer ‘season’ begins in March Read More »
Six months after the Pennsylvania Game Commission avoided a plan by the state Senate to transfer $150 million from a $500 million reserve the agency was sitting on, Executive Director Bryan Burhans unveiled a plan to spend some of the money.
Senators seem to be good with Pennsylvania Game Commission’s plans to spend reserves Read More »
Several state senators are questioning the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s decision to hire a lobbying firm run by former state Sen. Joe Scarnati.
According to a Feb. 8 report by Spotlight PA, last fall the Game Commission contracted with the lobbying firm Allegheny Strategy Partners at a cost of $10,000 per month. Scarnati, who was a high-ranking Republican in the Senate for years until his retirement in 2020, is one of three partners of the firm.
Senate grills Pennsylvania Game Commission on hiring lobbying firm Read More »
The owner of a drone deer recovery business in Chester County was found guilty of several counts following an undercover sting operation by the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
Joshua Wingenroth, 35, was found guilty of two counts of using illegal electronic devices during hunting, disturbing game or wildlife, and violation of regulations on recreational spotlighting during a Feb. 22 summary trial in Lancaster County.
Pennsylvania man convicted in drone deer recovery sting intends to appeal Read More »
As popular as they are, stocked trout receive plenty of scorn.
The debate over stocked trout usually picks up around now, just as the white Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission trucks are starting to embark across the state. For many, the white fleet is a welcome sight and an unofficial start to spring. But there are anglers who bristle at the notion of hatchery-raised trout being released by the millions into Pennsylvania’s pristine waters.
Tom Venesky: Wild browns no reason to scorn stocked trout in Pennsylvania Read More »
Two groups working to restore the American chestnut are at odds about a crucial step in the process.
Researchers at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry have spent 20 years developing a line of genetically engineered chestnut trees that display tolerance to the blight that essentially eradicated American chestnuts from the landscape a century ago.
Flap grows around blight-resistant chestnut trees Read More »
A deluge of sediment into a stocked trout stream in Lackawanna County has forced the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission to cancel scheduled stockings while county commissioners are calling for an investigation into the incident.
In early February, Pennsylvania American Water began work to rehabilitate a dam on Dunmore Reservoir No. 7. The 150-year old reservoir is part of a $17 million dam rehabilitation project required by the state Department of Environmental Protection.
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