Pennsylvania
Serious drought may be developing across state
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor University Park, Pa. — If you thought trout streams were lower than ever before on opening day, you were right. They were. You have to go back to the early 1980s
Youth hunting plan may exclude deer
By Jeff MulhollemEditor Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Everyone who cares knows Pennsylvania game commissioners will be grappling with deer issues at their meeting April 17-18. With an evenly divided board and so many angry hunters, it’s
PPL to build cooling towers at Brunner Isle
By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent Lancaster, Pa. — Smallmouth bass, walleyes, perch, and other fish that live in the lower Susquehanna River soon will breathe a little easier. PPL Corp. on March 27 announced it
Game land stamp for hunters, too
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — We’ve been down this road before. In 1998, after four years of debate, discussion and disagreement, the state Legislature was set to approve a license fee increase for
Low, clear water conditions make fishing a challenge
With walleye and sauger out of season, and early season trout stocked program lakes closed until opening day, anglers had limited fishing opportunities, though delayed-harvest and other special regulations sections of streams were fishing well,
Fayette County bear to make the record book
Harrisburg — A black bear killed by a Pennsylvania hunter last November ties for the record of largest ever taken legally in the world, according to preliminary measurements announced by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. If
Deer harvests fell in neighbor states, too
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Altoona, Pa. — Pennsylvania was not the only state in the Northeast to see its 2005-06 deer harvest fall. In fact, the deer kills in most neighboring states dropped by similar
