Hunting
Fishing license sales lagging in state
It may be the weather or Michigan’s new license structure, but fewer anglers have purchased fishing licenses this season compared with 2013
Another deer is found with CWD in Jefferson Co.
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has discovered another captive deer with chronic wasting disease.
Probe nabs 4 serial poaching suspects
The Pennsylvania Game Commission recently filed a total of 58 citations against four individuals who are charged with illegally taking 14 deer, as well as other wildlife, and fines in the incident could top $47,000.
Fugitive still loose; hunting still banned
As this issue went to press, state and local police, assisted by the FBI, continued to search for an accused cop killer in the rugged, dense woods around this Poconos town.
State’s bear kill drops to lowest level since 1988
The state’s bear harvest fell for the second consecutive year, and the preliminary total kill of 1,618 animals marks the fewest killed in a season since 1988.
Giant Sucker Minnows for Muskies
Muskie fisherman search out bait dealers with big suckers for the fall bite.
Hunting seasons restored in entirety of Pike County; 3 Monroe County townships remain closed to hunting, trapping due to ongoing manhunt.
The PGC in late October lifted within all of Pike County the temporary prohibition on hunting and trapping, but all seasons remain closed within three townships in Monroe County.
Deer population down, small game numbers up
Last winter may have hurt Michigan’s deer population, but it helped other game and fish
Early season duck hunt fantastic for a couple of youngsters
For a young lady just beginning to hunt, and a veteran teenager, the first day of the South Zones early week for duck hunting was special.
