Fishing
Corn-baiting bill has dicey future
By Bob Frye Capital Correspondent Harrisburg – A discussion that’s lured sportsmen and lawmakers in like honey draws bears just got a little sweeter. All spring and summer, in hearings at the state Capitol and
Pa. trapping enjoying upswing in popularity
By Ad Crable Contributing Writer Lancaster, Pa. – An odd thing is happening amid the disheartening slide of numbers of hunters in Pennsylvania: For the fourth straight year, the ranks of those who trap or
ANF: Few DMAP tags are needed this year
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Warren, Pa. – Deer managers on the largest public land parcels across Pennsylvania revealed vastly different plans for using the Game Commission’s deer management assistance program in recent weeks. Commonly known
DCNR biologist says deer hunting is fine
By Jeff Mulhollem Editor Wellsboro, Pa. – In the 1970s as a boy, Merlin Benner hunted for five years in Tioga County before he ever saw a buck. “I literally had more than 1,000 antlerless
Some duck numbers are at record levels
Redheads and canvasbacks shine in report; pintails remain troublesome Staff Reports Duck hunters will find plenty to cheer about in the annual Waterfowl Breeding Population and Habitat Survey from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wild Rose work is on schedule
Former ‘head jailer’ to assume duties Sept. 1 By Tim Eisele Correspondent Madison – Who’s in charge of the state’s natural resource management efforts? That’s what many sportsmen and citizens want to know now that
House passes Farm Bill; Senate up next
By Tim Spielman Associate Editor Washington – Members of the U.S. House renewed hope late last month that a Farm Bill, which includes a number of conservation programs, might be renewed for another five years
Rainbow trout ID’d in recent VHS case
Staff report Albany – Additional cases of VHS are appearing in New York waters, and the fish-killing disease has now been found in a rainbow trout. DEC officials last month said VHS was discovered in
Waterfowlers could get 60 days to hunt ducks
Public hearings are this week Staff Report Madison – State waterfowl hunters could be looking at a 60-day duck season and an 85-day Canada goose season in the Exterior Zone if hunters support that plan
