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Are You a Counter?

How many deer did you see while hunting opening day? How many bass did you catch the last time you were out? Are you a counter? I am. I count almost everything — just can’t

House Bill 2034 – Legislation that should go nowhere

By now, House Bill 2034, Rep. Mike Hanna’s Antlerless Deer Harvest Committee bill, and reactions to it, have been covered by several Pennsylvania Outdoor News stories, columns and blogs. I think it’s a bad bill

Time for PGC to do all business in public

I want to say upfront that I admire the folks who have served and are serving as Pennsylvania game commissioners. Being a board member of the agency is mostly a thankless job, and the abuse

Turns out, governor will create a council

The message, when it finally came, was humorously misleading. I wondered afterward if somebody in the governor’s office had a devious sense of humor – perhaps Tom Corbett himself. They really had us going! But

Displaying a license less hassle than digging out wallet

I’m not sure where the sudden demand to do away with the license-display requirement came from, but I do know it’s an issue that highlights just how different the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Fish

Ice fishing jigging technique and lure action

The fall and flutter of an ice lure is key to ice-fishing success. We want to see a slow, natural descending action, and in general, lighter lures are better at achieving this. I use a

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