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Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania respond to accusations, tell what happened to funds intended for CWD research
It has been four-and-a-half years since the Unified Sportsmen of Pennsylvania held a press conference in Harrisburg announcing that the group was backing chronic wasting disease research done by Dr. Frank Bastian.
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Fall fishing, hunting options aplenty at Francis E. Walter Reservoir in Pennsylvania
The fishing at Francis E. Walter Reservoir is not necessarily easy. But it can be deceptively good.
Located in Pennsylvania’s Luzerne and Carbon counties, the 80-acre lake is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Pennsylvania Game Commission issues new rules for deer in CWD areas
Protecting Pennsylvania’s deer and elk from chronic wasting disease remains a priority, now as ever. That hasn’t changed.
But the rules for hunters who harvest those or any other cervids outside of Pennsylvania or

Pennsylvania Cuffs and Collars: Man charged with illegal taking of buck after calls are not returned from butcher shop
Field reports from Pennsylvania’s Wildlife Game Wardens and Waterways Conservation Officers published in the Sept. 29, 2023, edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.

Large Pennsylvania Game Commission acquisitions help to create new game lands
Pennsylvania game commissioners at their recent quarterly meeting added substantially to the state game lands system, with three deals especially noteworthy.
First, the commissioners approved an oil and gas agreement with Pennsylvania General Energy

Ducks Unlimited, Pheasants Forever receive contracts with Iowa DNR to improve habitat
A series of contracts, including two with conservation groups, were unanimously approved at the September meeting of the Iowa Natural Resources Commission.
The contract with Ducks Unlimited (DU) calls for construction of a water

Fishing mistakes: I’ve made (more than) a few, and it’s best to admit it
I’ve made plenty of mistakes during my career as a fisherman. It’s not easy to admit to being wrong about anything, but I’m a stand-up guy and I’ll suffer any slings and arrows I receive

Michigan brood survey shows stable pheasant numbers
Results from the annual mail carrier pheasant brood survey show that southern Michigan still has pheasants and they’re still reproducing, but drawing any further conclusions from the survey is almost impossible, said Adam Bump, upland

Coho salmon fishing, beauty of Mendenhall Glacier highlights of Alaskan trip
If there’s anything more exciting than the call of, “Fish on!” it has to be, “Two fish on!”
Battling two coho salmon at the same time by father and son was a highlight of