Pennsylvania
Pa. poaching fines may go way up
Pittsburgh – While hunters lament the low number of white-tailed deer in some parts of Pennsylvania, poachers are having a field day. Laws without teeth and archaic fines have made the state – second only
Proposed changes seem to suit nobody
Harrisburg – Before the Game Commission met to consider proposed changes to its deer-hunting seasons, it seemed nobody had a good thing to say about them. Criticism was already being leveled at the agency from
Supreme Court tells PGC: Deal with hogs
Harrisburg – Like the proverbial holiday fruitcake, feral hogs are the gift that no one has ever wanted to claim. Now, though, like it or not, they belong to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. That’s essentially
Coyote hunts pop up across state
Port Matilda, Pa. – If you thought that attending outdoor sports shows, tying flies and ice fishing were the only things to do during the long winter, think again. Organized coyote and predator hunts are
Southcentral Region
Yellow Breeches Creek (Cumberland County) – Tiny black stoneflies (size 20s and 22s) were reported on the creek around New Year’s. Laurel Lake (Cumberland County) – A trout stocking was slated for Jan. 4. Lake
DCNR official: Hunting always had our support
Harrisburg – After absorbing criticism in recent years for being anti-hunting – especially when it comes to its Pennsylvania Wilds initiative – state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources officials have decided to make it
Strange Clearfield canine not a wild wolf, PGC says
University Park, Pa. – A very large canine creature killed in southern Clearfield County in mid- to late November, suspected of being a wolf or wolf hybrid, was examined at the Penn State Animal Diagnostic
