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Bill to add seat on PGC a big surprise

By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg — A bill introduced by Rep. Bruce Smith, R-York and Cumberland counties, that would add a ninth seat to the Pennsylvania Game Commis-sion, unanimously passed the state House in July

Drought to floods: Experts blindsided

By Jeff Mulhollem Editor University Park, Pa. — It seems like it hasn’t quit raining since Bryan Swistock voiced worries in mid-April about an impending groundwater drought in Pennsyl-vania. After the floods at the end

Little ‘J’ case ruling will loom large across state

By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Huntingdon, Pa. — It could be months before a ruling with statewide implications is handed down in the trial over access rights on the Little Juniata River. The week-long trial

Aerial deer survey: Numbers unchanged

By Jeff Mulhollem Editor The state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources recently released the results of its aerial infrared deer-counting survey done last winter, and what you think of the data probably depends on

Unified spokesman muzzled by pols

By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent Lancaster, Pa. — The Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania on June 8 found themselves on the outside looking in. Representing one of the largest sportsmen’s organizations in the state, the Unified

Democrats mum on license fee hikes

By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — House Demo-crats have really taken the phrase “if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all” to heart, at least when it comes to

Legal battle over access to Little Juniata opens

By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Huntingdon, Pa. — A legal drama about the public’s right to fish the Little Juniata River played out this month in a Huntingdon County courtroom, in the long-awaited trial of

Oak research yields big surprises

By Jeff Mulhollem Editor University Park, Pa. — After more than a decade of closely monitoring regeneration of oak trees on forest tracts around Pennsylvania, researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences have begun

PGC head: Money crisis deepening

By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — The Pennsyl-vania Game Commission is an old agency, having been around for about 111 years now. Two events — one in the near future, another just a bit

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