Pennsylvania
PF&BC chief: ‘I do not favor a merger’
Harrisburg – Doug Austen does not support the idea of merging the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission with any other state agency. If you don’t believe that – and some within his own agency don’t
Southcentral Region
Deep Creek Lake (Maryland) – Very good catches of perch were being iced until conditions deteriorated. Cowans Gap Lake (Fulton County) – A Feb. 21 trout stocking was slated. Little Buffalo Lake (Perry County) –
Hog dilemma proves vexing for agency
Harrisburg – For Pennsylvania game commissioners, wild hogs present the worst sort of conundrum. They want the destructive pests destroyed, but they are afraid to ask hunters to kill them. At their quarterly meeting in
Northeast Region
Briar Creek Lake (Columbia County) – A Feb. 5 trout stocking was slated. Lake Wallenpaupack (Pike County) – This big lake was very ice fishable in early February with anglers picking up large numbers of
Early trout season is possible in southwest
Harrisburg – At a meeting of their Fisheries Committee sometime in the next few weeks, Pennsylvania Board of Fish & Boat commissioners will consider a proposal to expand the area of the state having the
Northcentral Region
Hills Creek Lake (Tioga County) – Excellent ice fishing for pickerel, bass, crappies and bluegills on jigs and tipups with shiners was reported Feb. 1. Beechwood Lake (Tioga County) – Outstanding sizes and numbers of
PGC changes deer program in 4 units
Harrisburg – Pennsylvania game commissioners have given preliminary approval to a change in the structure of the firearms deer season, based on the promise of a study that it hasn’t started, has no money for,
