
Notes off a soiled cuff: Would cheaper hunting licenses really bring more people back home to Pennsylvania?
Early estimates put economic losses for Pennsylvania’s crop industry this spring between $150 million and $200 million.

Early estimates put economic losses for Pennsylvania’s crop industry this spring between $150 million and $200 million.

I wanted to add a few words about one of my favorite stories that I worked on in 2025.
The story involved John and Dan Welch, a father-and-son fishing team who were on a

Overshadowed by its better known neighbor to the south, Warriors Path State Park is a 349-acre day-use area located on a peninsula in the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River.
Surrounded on three sides

The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is alerting boaters that access to a portion of the Susquehanna River will be restricted from May 21-25, during the Air Dot Show Tour at the Harrisburg International Airport.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection recently announced final approval of a statewide effort to redesignate more than 530 miles of streams across 34 counties as High Quality Waters – expanding protections for 98 streams

The Governor’s Advisory Council for Hunting, Fishing, and Conservation is seeking qualified candidates interested in serving on the Pennsylvania Game Commission board as commissioners in the following regions:

Pennsylvania Fish & Boat commissioners, at their recent quarterly meeting here, voted to add Hammond Lake, Tioga County, to the Panfish Enhancement Program for crappies. Hammond Lake is a 640-acre lake owned by the U.S.

The Pennsylvania House and Senate Game and Fisheries committees met separately May 6 and took action on a wide range of legislation.
The lawmakers voted to send four bills on to the full House

The recent warming conditions have helped and things are slowly sliding into “normal” lately.
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