Pennsylvania Outdoor News Letters to the Editor: Deer on hunters’ minds
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor
January 31, 2023
Reader-submitted letters to the editor from Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
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Notes off a soiled cuff: A bounty program on smallmouth bass?
Jeff Mulhollem
January 31, 2023
A bill was recently introduced in the Oregon Legislature that would authorize the Department of Fish and Wildlife there to implement a program in which the agency would pay anglers $5 for every smallmouth bass
Pennsylvania Game Commission’s NE Region schedules big-game scoring session
Tom Venesky
January 31, 2023
On March 4, the Game Commission’s Northeast Regional Headquarters building in Dallas will be the site of another scoring session for deer and elk antlers and bear skulls.
A handful of game wardens certified
Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Great American Outdoor Show set for Feb. 4-12
Staff Report
January 31, 2023
Outdoor news items from around Pennsylvania.
Owners of dog shot by hunter in Pennsylvania want to sue
Deborah Weisberg
January 31, 2023
When the Pennsylvania Game Commission declined to cite a hunter who had mistaken their pet dog for a coyote – fatally shooting it on its morning walk Jan. 7 – Jennifer and Chris Heller turned
Pennsylvania man, 67, faces more than game law violations
Staff Report
January 31, 2023
A 67-year-old man from Shickshinny is facing more than 200 citations for conducting wildlife control and removal services without the required state and federal permits.
Bobcats are sometimes heard, rarely seen, in East
Kathy Reshetiloff Bay Journal News Service
January 31, 2023
Though it is the most wide-ranging wild feline in North America, most of us know the bobcat (Lynx rufus) only from pictures. That’s because it’s mostly nocturnal and avoids developed areas.
Changes on tap for antlerless license sales in Pennsylvania
Tom Venesky
January 31, 2023
Harrisburg — The prospect of purchasing antlerless licenses online or through an issuing agent is moving forward as the Pennsylvania Game Commission board was expected to consider a draft purchasing schedule during its Jan. 28
What does it mean to be a “sportsman” in today’s outdoors?
Ben Moyer
January 31, 2023
Fewer voices are calling for “sportsmanlike” behavior these days – whatever, exactly, it means. There’s less emphasis on how to “be” outdoors, and more stress on results – the biggest fish, the greatest score, the
