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Trout Hatchery Savings?

Each year, it costs more for the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission to raise trout, while at the same time fishing license sales decrease. No license or trout stamp fee increase is even on the

All Pa. farmers don’t oppose Sunday hunting

If you have been closely following the debate over expanded Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania, you may think that all the farmers in Pennsylvania oppose lifting the ban. The Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, which claims to represent

Walleye locations in the early fall

During late summer and early fall patterns, walleyes can be deep, shallow or anywhere in between. If I’ve tried to convey one message to other anglers the past few years about fall walleye fishing, it’s

Sunday hunting fight going down to wire

Rep. Ed Staback wouldn’t say so, but I get the feeling he’s disillusioned with the national groups that persuaded him to introduce a bill to lift the ban on Sunday hunting. A coalition that includes

ATVs in the Pennsylvania Wilds: Fun, or Irresponsibility?

A recent Pa. Outdoor News (8-19-11) letter to the editor by Lee Williamson got under my skin. He commented that Outdoor News columnist Ben Moyer must be “non-motorized.” Williamson called on DCNR to provide more

Coming face to face with gas-drilling ‘impact’

I doubt the pros and cons of Marcellus Shale drilling will be settled anytime soon. One side contends that gas drilling carries minimal impact, won’t contaminate water and the environment, and brings with it huge

No Deer in Pennsylvania?

I really, really get tired of listening to all of the “no-deer” complainers. We had a power outage a few evenings ago — happened at dusk. My son-in-law John suggested that we go spotlighting for

Benefits, risks of Marcellus gas drilling

Seems like everyone in the state these days is talking about the effects of Marcellus natural-gas drilling — both good and bad. Government officials widely disagree. Depending on whom you listen to, shale gas development

There are so many unknowns to Marcellus gas drilling

The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission wants to lease its land (pending board approval) and sell its water to gas companies drilling in the Marcellus shale. It sounds alarming, considering a partnership between an agency

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