Pennsylvania Mixed Bag: Falconers can harvest furbearers
Staff Report
May 9, 2023
A mix of outdoor-related news stories from across Pennsylvania published in the May 12, 2023 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
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Pennsylvania State Rep. David Maloney probes PGC attendance at NWTF event
Tom Venesky
May 9, 2023
A state legislator is questioning the Pennsylvania Game Commission excursion to a national convention in Nashville during February.
State Rep. David Maloney, R-Berks, who is the Republican chairman of the House Game and Fisheries Committee,
Centre County women win Pennsylvania’s Yellow Creek trout tournament
Deborah Weisberg
May 9, 2023
Lee Lazar, of Centre County, took up fly fishing at age 58, and in the six years since has made up for lost time.
Although she comes from a fly-rodding family, Lazar had never
Pennsylvania Cuffs & Collars: Bedford County man pleads guilty to numerous deer violations
Staff Report
May 9, 2023
Field reports from Wildlife Game Wardens and Waterways Conservation Officers published in the May 12, 2023 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission gives $2M in boating grants to improve access
Tom Venesky
May 9, 2023
The grants will help fund 19 projects across the state geared toward improving or creating boating access. Funds for this program are derived primarily from boat registration fees, state motorboat fuels tax, and restricted revenue
Pennsylvania’s Outdoor Calendar
Staff Report
May 9, 2023
A look at upcoming outdoor-related events from across Pennsylvania published in the May 12, 2023 edition of Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Walleyes rebounding in Pennsylvania’s Pymatuning Reservoir
Bob Frye
May 9, 2023
Well, this is certainly encouraging. Walleye numbers at Pymatuning Lake appear to be – after an alarming 2021 – on the rebound. That promises good fishing as soon as this year.
Wind, snow, sleet or rain don’t stop turkeys from being turkeys
Ron Steffe
May 8, 2023
When mating season arrives for wild turkeys, harsh weather does little to halt their spring breeding activity.
When spring gobbler season opened in Pennsylvania April 29, I found myself huddled against a medium-sized
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission changes training to keep officers
Tom Venesky
May 8, 2023
Attrition is expected with each class of cadets going through the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s Waterways Conservation Officers training program.
But in recent years, the number of cadets dropping out of the
