Pennsylvania
Deep-well natural gas poses big risks
University Park, Pa. – Reminiscent of Pennsylvania’s halcyon days of oil production and coal mining early in the last century, the current boom in natural-gas well drilling poses a risk to the state’s streams and
PGC says no game lands gas windfall
Harrisburg – At a time when the natural gas industry, landowners, local governments and other state agencies are bracing for an economic boom from an unprecedented wave of natural-gas drilling, Pennsylvania Game Commission officials recently
Firearm forfeiture is taken out of new bill
Harrisburg – A legislative effort to restore the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s authority to take away the firearms of even those most egregious wildlife violators has failed. Under pressure from some gun owners and sportsmen, the
State forests to get more DMAP
Harrisburg – In years past, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has welcomed with open arms hunters willing to shoot antlerless deer. That still remains the case, but with a twist. This fall,
PGC fires back on deputy issue
Harrisburg – The state senator who recently introduced an amendment to gut the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s deputy conservation officer program has signalled he intends to follow through with his action later this year. Even though
Southeast Region
Nockamixon Lake (Bucks County) – Bruce Kulp, of Quakertown, caught a 29-inch striper and a 10-pound hybrid striper on consecutive days. Rich Rapp, of Quakertown, also caught a 10-pound hybrid striper. Delaware River – Dave
Bill to hike fees for hunting licenses
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Game Commission is – according to agency insiders – either going broke or at least struggling mightily to make ends meet. Some sportsmen say it’s time to remedy that by increasing
State to lease 74,000 acres for gas drilling
Harrisburg – One of Appalachia’s largest landowners, Pennsylvania’s state forestry agency, wants in on any windfall from drilling a potentially lucrative natural gas formation. More than 74,000 acres, or more than 115 square miles, in
