Pennsylvania
Falconry: An ancient art still done in state
Port Matilda, Pa. – The pigeon fluttered his wings and, from a half-mile away, the slight motion caught the migrating hawk’s attention. The hawk turned his head, adjusted his wings, and began to descend toward
Battle looming on Sunday hunting
Harrisburg – The appointment of a Sunday-hunting opponent as chairman of the Senate’s Game and Fisheries Committee has thrown a monkey wrench into efforts to eliminate the state’s last remaining Blue Law. Senator-elect Richard Alloway,
Zebra mussels now infest Susquehanna
Lancaster, Pa. – Zebra mussels have finally shown up in the lower Susquehanna River, potentially threatening the river’s prized smallmouth bass and other game fish. If they get established here the way they have in
Five Pa. towns make national Top 200 List
State College, Pa. – Five small cities in Pennsylvania have been listed among Outdoor Life’s “Top 200 Towns for Outdoorsmen” in the magazine’s Dec.-Jan. ’09 issue. In the story, written by Andrew McKean, few towns
Staback: Lawsuit stops deer audit
Harrisburg – A long-promised independent audit of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s controversial deer-management program may be in jeopardy because of a lawsuit filed against the agency by a sportsmen’s group. But then again, maybe not.
At last! Early ice predicted for eager anglers this month
Pittsburgh – All the state’s ice anglers want for Christmas is some of the hard stuff. Although they’ve been Scrooged out of the big freeze during holidays past, this winter they may get their wish.
