It is easy to say that legislators shouldn’t weigh in on hunting issues.
And it’s noble to believe that the Pennsylvania Game Commission is a truly independent agency, free and clear from political influence. But it’s not true … and maybe that’s not always a bad thing.
Legislators need to be involved in hunting issues Read More »
The Pennsylvania Game Commission implemented the Deer Management Assistance Program on select state game lands for the first time this year, and it didn’t take hunters long to jump at the opportunity.
Permits for DMAP went on sale with the third round of antlerless deer licenses on Aug. 14, and by Aug. 17 more than half of the DMAP permits allotted for game lands were sold. The agency issued 4,679 DMAP permits for units within 24 game lands, and in the first four days more than 2,400 were sold.
PA’s Deer Management Assistance Program permits selling out on game lands Read More »
Darren Maria admits he’s not a trophy angler, but rather more of a catch-and-fillet type of fisherman.
But a fish he hooked into last October at Pennsylvania’s Lake Wallenpaupack changed his angling approach. In this case, the big fish turned Maria into a catch-and-mount angler. The Factoryville, Pa., resident landed a 42-inch, 33.85-pound inland striped bass on Oct. 26, 2022, good enough to earn a Trophy Fish Angler Award from the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission.
Pennsylvania’s Lake Wallenpaupack yields 40-inch inland striped bass Read More »
When legislation was passed in 2018 to allow the use of blood-tracking dogs to recover big game, the move made sense.
Despite the fact that it took 10 years for the legislation to finally pass, when it comes to recovering game, all options should be on the table. Or should they?
Is it possible that some game-recovery tactics go too far and blur the line between locating a wounded animal and simply searching for a nice buck to shoot?
Drones being used to recover wounded deer: Is that a good thing? Read More »
A few readers recently contacted Pennsylvania Outdoors News concerned that the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is stocking invasive flathead catfish into the Susquehanna River.
Mike Parker, communications director for the agency, dispelled the notion.
“We do not raise or stock flathead catfish. We never have,” he said.
But that doesn’t mean the agency hasn’t been busy stocking catfish – just not flatheads.
A recent move by the Biden administration to block funding for hunter education and archery programs held in schools may not impact the programs in Pennsylvania, but officials are watching the situation closely.
The federal funding in question is earmarked under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for schools with hunting and archery programs. According to news reports, the Department of Education determined that, under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act passed last year, school hunting and archery classes are precluded from receiving the federal funding.
The new electronic licensing system implemented by the Pennsylvania Game Commission this summer generated a lot of talk among hunters, and it also raised a few questions.
Earlier this year, the commission board approved a change to the way licenses are sold – allowing hunters to purchase them from issuing agents or online. For those hunters who purchased their hunting licenses online, they were assessed a $4.40 fee and there were questions about the origination of the charge.
Online license sales fee covers cost of mailing Pennsylvania’s hunting digest Read More »
A proposed law in New York would ban coyote hunts, and the animal rights groups supporting the legislation believe the events are harmful to the resource. The truth is, organized coyote hunts have very little impact on the canines, and the numbers bear it out.
New York coyote hunt ban based on emotion, not fact Read More »
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is taking a new approach to a dozen streams that are managed for both stocked and wild trout, and they hope the measure appeases anglers who fish for both.
The 12 stream sections are designated as Class A wild brown trout streams that are also stocked with hatchery-raised rainbow trout. The agency doesn’t mind if the stocked trout are harvested, but they hope to spare the wild brown population without limiting angling opportunities.
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission board takes steps to protect wild brown trout Read More »
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