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.
Pennsylvania’s co-op trout nurseries need money Read More »
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.
Seems like only some politicians can be in Pennsylvania Game Commission business Read More »
During the Jan. 28 quarterly meeting, the Pennsylvania Game Commission board granted preliminary approval for a measure that would allow hunters to take harvested deer out of a disease management area or CWD established area to a processor or taxidermist outside of that area.
Hunters in Pennsylvania CWD areas could have more options among processors, taxidermists Read More »
State Rep. Dave Maloney, R-Berks, has a lengthy list of topics he’d like to address as the new chairman of the House Game and Fisheries Committee.
Most of them involve accountability with the state game and fish agencies and making sure the interests of hunters and anglers are represented.
No talk of banning them at recent meeting of agency.
Pa. Game Commission backs regs for urine-based deer attractants Read More »
The belief that turkey populations were in decline in parts of Pennsylvania wasn’t entirely accurate, and the population in terms of long-term trends is actually doing better than previously thought, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission.
During staff presentations to the board of commissioners on Jan. 27, Game Bird Section Supervisor Ken Duren said new data shows that turkey populations over most of the state are stable or increasing.
Pennsylvania takes a new approach to managing turkeys Read More »
The Pennsylvania Game Commission is staying the course with the Saturday deer season opener.
During its Jan. 28 quarterly meeting, the board voted unanimously to keep the Saturday opener in place. The motion was preliminary, and final approval will be needed at the board’s meeting in April.
Pennsylvania hunters pack game commission meeting, want change Read More »
The debate over the new-versus-old start for the Pennsylvania deer season is now in the Capitol, with State Rep. Brian Smith, R-Punxsutawney, saying plans are still on track to introduce legislation to change the opening day of deer season back to Monday as soon as the state House appoints members to committees.
Pennsylvania lawmaker will pitch bill on Monday deer opener Read More »
On March 4, the Game Commission’s Northeast Regional Headquarters building in Dallas will be the site of another scoring session for deer and elk antlers and bear skulls.
A handful of game wardens certified as official Boone and Crockett scorers will do the measuring, and those racks and skulls that score high enough could be included in the Pennsylvania Big Game Record Book.
Pennsylvania Game Commission’s NE Region schedules big-game scoring session Read More »
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