Fishing

By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – Adoption of a policy manual by Pennsyl-vania Fish & Boat commissioners could have been lost among the wide range of business the board handled at its quarterly meeting in

By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – If you believe the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission should custom-manage fisheries around the state through special regulations, you would not have been disappointed with the agency’s July meeting.

NWF hires expert to convince us that it’s no fraud By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg, Pa. – If there’s any issue poised to get hotter in Pennsylvania than management of white-tailed deer, it might

By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – The Pennsyl-vania Game Commission recently created a new regulation making it illegal to release any non-indigenous wildlife – including wild hogs – into the wild in Pennsyl-vania. But that

First time invasive species found in Susquehanna trib Harrisburg – Officials from the state Department of Environ-mental Protection, Fish & Boat Commission and Pennsylvania Sea Grant in early July confirmed the discovery of zebra mussels

By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – Although no wild hog in Pennsylvania has tested positive for dangerous diseases and hunting pressure has tailed off, state officials revealed recently that they are still considering a ban

Staff Report Harrisburg – The Pennsyl-vania Fish & Boat Commission is inviting public comment on adding naturally reproducing eastern brook trout to the State Wildlife Action Plan. The action plan is a document that prescribes

Scientist sounds alarm over pollution of ‘estrogenic’ chemicals By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Pittsburgh – Although recreational use of western Pennsyl-vania rivers has never been higher, a University of Pittsburgh study of water quality is

By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg – When the Pennsylvania Game Commission meeting opened June 25, President Commissioner Tom Boop held the gavel and he read a statement that commissioners said resolved the crisis over board