Fishing

Pittsburgh – Hunters and those in the hunting business are still scratching their heads over the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s recent crossbow conundrum.

Harrisburg – The largest natural resources damages settlement in the state’s history stands to greatly benefit Pennsylvania sportsmen.

Pittsburgh – Tyler Guerriero, of Lock Haven, had just one wish before heading to Marine Corps boot camp on Parris Island in September.

Lancaster, Pa. – The president of Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania is crying foul over the in-tentional killing of white-tailed fawns each year by state Game Commission conservation officers.

Harrisburg – The Pennsyl-vania Game Commission is calling for nominations of citizens willing to participate in one of three citizen advisory committees to help gather input related to the agency’s deer-management goal of reducing deer-human

Pittsburgh – The number nine brought Greg Hackney $500,000 worth of luck in Pittsburgh Aug. 1 when he won the most coveted crown in bass fishing.

Harrisburg – It’s a question that has bugged fly-fishermen in Pennsylvania and elsewhere for generations – does hooking mortality from using bait in catch-and-release areas affect trout populations?

Harrisburg – Reversing a decision the board made six months earlier, Pennsylvania Game commissioners voted 4-3 at their quarterly meeting here July 9 to sharply curtail the use of crossbows in the state’s archery deer-hunting