Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
December 16, 2024
A look at upcoming outdoors-related events from across Pennsylvania published in the Dec. 16, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
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Pennsylvania cuffs and collars: 16-point buck shot in Wildlife Management Unit 2A before the season opened
Staff Report
December 16, 2024
Pennsylvania cuffs and collars are field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens and Waterways Conservation Officers. These reports are from the Dec. 20, 2024, edition of Outdoor News.
15-year-old is named 16th FishMaryland Master Angler
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
December 16, 2024
Luca Tucciarella, of Forest Hill, has earned a Master Angler Milestone Award under the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ FishMaryland program.
Fifteen-year-old Tucciarella is the 16th Master Angler and the third youth angler to
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission offers new, low-cost online boating safety course
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
December 16, 2024
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission recently announced the availability of a new, low-cost online boating safety education course.
The course, offered in partnership with the nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for Boating Safety and Clean
New technology beats back harmful algal blooms
Joe Zimmermann / Maryland DNR
December 16, 2024
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is identifying and controlling toxic algae several ways, from sophisticated imaging to sonic waves. Robots in the water at Hunting Creek Lake are making it safe to swim.
Are season adjustments needed after Pennsylvania black bear harvest is down again?
Mark Nale
December 16, 2024
With less than a week remaining in the extended bear season, and only four wildlife management units open, bear harvest figures in Pennsylvania are low.
Based on preliminary figures furnished by the Pennsylvania Game
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Woman dies after falling into sinkhole
Staff and News Reports
December 16, 2024
The search for a woman who fell into a sinkhole above an abandoned mine in Westmoreland County in early December ended Dec. 6 when the body of 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard was found. Rescuers spent parts
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor: Let hunters vote on Saturday or Monday deer opener
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor
December 16, 2024
Reader-submitted letters to the editor published in the Dec. 20, 2024, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Commentary: Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners stance on officers’ salaries unacceptable
Andy Wojewodka / McMurray, Pa.
December 16, 2024
I read the article in a recent issue headlined, “Officers snubbed at PF&BC Board Meeting.” It affected me so much that I am compelled to reply, as a first-time responder and long-time subscriber.
I’m
