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Ultra warm, low waters are slowing down the fishing

Weather through much of the state this summer created low flow and very warm water on rivers, lakes and streams, which made for tough angling. Though precipitation was just below normal in most of Pennsylvania,

Agency director fields lawmakers’ questions

By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — Pennsylvania residents can keep roadkills. Farmers in the state’s southeastern corner need help controlling deer. And Game Commission employees do get sued on occasion, though it’s rare for

S.S. number flap hitting PGC hard

By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Harrisburg — Already facing a fiscal crisis that has resulted in nearly $10 million in program cuts and a continuing firestorm of hunter and politician anger over its much-maligned deer-management program

The Classic was great; only the fishing wasn’t

By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Pittsburgh — Fish were few and far between but fans were everywhere at the recent record-setting CITGO Bassmaster Classic on western Pennsylvania’s Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers, where Kevin VanDam

Uncommonly warm waters seeing heavy weed growth

NORTHWEST REGION Lake Erie — This has been a disappointing summer so far compared with other years. Perch fishing has been poor overall, though it picked up a little late last month. Some anglers were

PF&BC struggles to assemble a quorum

By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg — Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission meetings do not, as a general rule, attract big crowds, like, say, Game Commission gatherings do. The agency’s July meeting was especially short

Banquets/Fundraisers

Aug. 13: Tool City RMEF Chapter 6th Annual Banquet, Meadville Elk Lodge #219. Doors open at 3:00 p.m. with dinner at 6:30 p.m. Call Dave or Barb Tobin for more info, 814-425-7528 or Tom Mattis

Washington County man leads fight for pheasants

By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Taylorstown, Pa. — Give Brian Hanna credit for at least trying. Hanna, who lives in Washington County, is a fan of online outdoor message boards. For months, he’s seen hunters

Final aerial survey: Deer numbers vary

Staff Report Harrisburg — Deer numbers vary widely across the state, according to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ final analysis of an aerial white-tailed deer survey of state forestlands done last winter. DCNR

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