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At last, deer audit slated

Harrisburg – The long-awaited independent audit of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s deer-management program has finally been arranged. A $90,215 contract for the investigation has been awarded to Wildlife Management Institute of Washington, D.C.

Northcentral Region

Kettle Creek (Potter County) – Low flow was reported May 9 but anglers were catching nice numbers of fish. Pine Creek, Little Pine Creek, Slate Run, Cedar Run (Lycoming, Tioga counties) – Great water levels

Northwest Region

Lake Erie and tributaries, Presque Isle Bay – Sam Stellitano, of Sharpsburg, and a buddy released 35 smallmouths up to 61/2 pounds, eight largemouths, 3 to 41/2 pounds and a 40-inch catfish, in 4 to

NRA shoots holes in poaching bill

Harrisburg – The National Rifle Association spent recent weeks shooting holes in House Bill 97 – a legislative measure aimed at cracking down on wildlife poachers – claiming it treats unintentional violators like hardened criminals.

Southcentral Region

Yellow Breeches Creek (Cumberland County) – The upper Breeches was fishable May 9. Abundant sulphurs were seen, and trout were feeding in the late afternoon and early evening hours. Raystown Lake (Huntingdon County) – New

PGC biologists concerned about spike in elk mortality

Harrisburg – Despite hearing agency biologists’ concerns about an increase in elk mortality at their April meeting, Pennsyl-vania Game commissioners stood by their vote taken in January to offer 14 more elk-hunting permits for this

Commissioner: Let’s back up on crossbows in bow season

Harrisburg – Just when you thought the crossbows-in-archery-season blaze had finally died down, gasoline was abruptly thrown on the fire. As expected, Pennsylvania game commissioners, at their April meeting, gave final approval to a minor

PGC boosts doe permits for Unit 5C

Harrisburg – If doe licenses were dollars, then Wildlife Management Unit 5C was the big winner at the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s April meeting. That unit, which takes in all or parts of Chester, Berks, Bucks,

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