Hunting
Pennsylvania’s certified hunter program may expand
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners voted to preliminarily approve regulations that will guide the agency’s Certified Hunter Program, which connects hunters and landowners as a means of addressing crop-damage concerns.
Pennsylvania Game Commission deals add more than 1,000 acres to game lands
Pennsylvania game commissioners at their Jan. 24 meeting, approved 13 real estate transactions – eight land acquisitions and five land exchanges – that would add more than 1,125 acres to state game lands.
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Sundays for regulated hunting grounds
With the former prohibition on Sunday hunting now removed from Pennsylvania law, Sundays can be included within hunting seasons.
Philadelphia game land now a special wildlife area
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners at their recent quarterly meeting adopted a measure renaming State Game Land 339 as Poquessing Creek Wildlife Management Area.
The change will make the parcel the Game Commission’s
Firearms could be used all deer seasons for ag control
Pennsylvania’s Agricultural Deer Control Program, commonly referred to as Ag Tag, not so long ago only allowed hunting during periods when other deer seasons were closed.
As crop-damage complaints escalated, however, the program was
Pennsylvania legislation would give free antlerless tags for new hunters
New hunters may be getting more than their first hunting license when they complete their Hunter-Trapper Education course.
Sen. James Malone, D-Lancaster, has introduced a bill making first-time hunters eligible for a free antlerless
Notes off a soiled cuff: A few thoughts on antlerless harvest in Pennsylvania
Got a snarky note from a reader recently commenting on our use of “doe” tags in a headline above a story about antlerless licenses.
The guy proceeded to explain how the antlerless category also
White Earth, Minnesota DNR enter accord on managing White Earth State Forest
On Tuesday, Feb. 3, the Minnesota DNR and White Earth Nation formalized a partnership in managing White Earth State Forest with a memorandum of understanding.
“We have very good working relationships and decided we
Legislation introduced that looks into possible elk reintroduction in Ohio
State Rep. Justin Pizulli introduced legislation in early January to study the prospect of reintroducing elk to Ohio and developing trails for side-by-side vehicles in the state forests.
Pizulli, who represents Scioto, Adams, and
