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PGC blames police for killing of bear

Deborah Weisberg Southwest Correspondent Claysburg, Pa. – With one eyewitness bound for court in last month’s police shooting of a black bear, the Pennsylvania Game Commission blames bystanders and local officers for the killing that

Claysburg bear fiasco makes global news

Deborah Weisberg Southwest Correspondent Claysburg, Pa. – Their judgment and marksmanship under fire, local police in this Blair County community are taking a public mauling over their killing of a black bear, which they say

Supreme Court affirms guns for self-defense

Washington (AP) – Silent on central questions of gun control for two centuries, the U.S. Supreme Court found its voice last week in a decision that affirms the right to have guns in the home

PGC again considering use of crossbows in archery seasons

Harrisburg – Two of the last topics discussed at the most recent Pennsylvania Game Commission meeting might prove to be the most controversial. First, at the urging of commissioner Russ Schleiden, the agency will look

Court says Unified lawsuit can go on

Harrisburg – A panel of three Commonwealth Court judges issued a decision June 16 saying a lawsuit filed by the Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania challenging the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s deer management can proceed. The court

PF&BC pondering always-open trout

Bellefonte, Pa. – The more Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners learn about the agency’s trout program, it seems the more questions they have. During discussions at a fisheries committee meeting near here in mid-June, some

Thanks to VHS, stocking of saugeyes may be over

Harrisburg ’Äî One of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’Äôs fears is apparently coming true. Last fall, staff within the agency pointed out that regulations meant to prevent the spread of VHS ’Äì or Viral

Will natural gas boom ease PGC cash crisis?

Harrisburg ’Äî The discovery of huge natural gas reserves under much of Pennsylvania, and the resulting spike in gas-lease prices, could solve the Pennsylvania Game Commission’Äôs financial crisis. With 1.4 million acres of state game

House panel OKs Rockview land deal

Harrisburg ’Äî A state House committee on June 9 approved changes to a bill that would transfer 1,124 acres of Rockview prison property to Penn State and 400 acres to Benner Township, Centre County. The

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