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Elk tag auction full of intrigue

Harrisburg – The ongoing rancor over the auctioning of Pennsylvania’s first-ever Governor’s Tag almost took a very unusual twist recently. The tag is good for a bull elk license that can be used in any

Guides worried about walleye harvest on Susquehanna River

Harrisburg, Pa. – Some anglers are concerned about what they regard as an overharvest of lower Susquehanna River walleyes during the winter months, a vulnerable time when the fish are concentrated in specific areas, such

NWTF gets elk tag: Hard feelings erupt

Harrisburg – When the Pennsylvania Game Commission awarded the state’s first-ever “Governor’s Tag” – an elk license to be auctioned off to the highest bidder – to the National Wild Turkey Federation, it was heralded

Rewards set for deer in a study

Harrisburg – Any deer hunter would say it’s rewarding to shoot a whitetail. This year, though, that will be more true than ever for some. The reason? Some whitetails in the woods this fall will

PF&BC to lawmakers: Need annual licenses

Harrisburg – In the year or so after the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission last raised fishing license fees in 2005, the agency watched the number of its customers plummet by nearly 10 percent. The

Hunting license hike may be on

Harrisburg – There are some who labeled last year’s decision by the Pennsylvania Game Commission to shorten doe season in four wildlife management units a blatant attempt to trade deer for dollars. If that’s what

‘Yes’ on crossbows doesn’t end issue

Harrisburg – Pennsylvania’s crossbow controversy? It ain’t over yet. A battle that has seen commissioners pitted against commissioners and hunters against hunters can now add state legislators to the list of people involved in the

Replacement-value poaching fees OK’d

Harrisburg – Pennsylvania game commissioners covered a long list of business items at their January quarterly meeting – and some of them made headlines – but for Commissioner Jay Delaney, of Wilkes- Barre, one item

Stocked trout report delayed by PF&BC

Harrisburg – There’s probably no single image so closely associated with the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission – among serious and casual anglers alike – than its trout-stocking program. But is that program cost-effective? We’re

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