Oak trees dying at record rate across Chesapeake region
Ad Crable
January 20, 2023
Forest inventories show the oaks are declining in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland.
Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania coyote hunt roundup: 26 events on tap soon
Mark Nale
January 18, 2023
February is the biggest month for predator contests in Pennsylvania, with at least 16 scheduled.
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission revising fish-stocking authorization policy
Tom Venesky
January 18, 2023
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is revising the way it will regulate fish stocking in the state.
Winter trout: With the right flies, tactics, streams produce
Richard Tate
January 18, 2023
The usual method of fly-fishing in winter is nymph-fishing. The flow of the stream will determine how large you might want your nymph to be. Winter flows can vary considerably.
Commentary: Where’s the science on pheasants?
Bob Steiner
January 18, 2023
Private enterprise would readily replace the shooting opportunities for sportsmen, and free enterprise would balance the supply with the demand if the Game Commission gets out of the pheasant-raising business..
Pennsylvania letters to the editor: Vote needed on deer opener
Pennsylvania Letters to the Editor
January 18, 2023
Reader-submitted letters to the editor from Pennsylvania Outdoor News.
Notes off a soiled cuff: Thoughts on blue catfish restoration, deer legislation
Jeff Mulhollem
January 17, 2023
The agency is trying to restore a blue catfish population in the three rivers near Pittsburgh and, at the same time, holding its breath hoping blue catfish don’t get around the Conowingo Dam and become
Trial for Pennsylvania hunter charged in shooting death starting in Colorado
Deborah Weisberg
January 17, 2023
A new trial for Ronald Morosko, the Pennsylvania muzzleloader hunter charged in the shooting death of a Texas bowhunter, was slated to begin Jan. 17 in Montezuma County, Colorado.
Pennsylvania Game Commission asks the public to report turkey flocks for research
Staff and News Reports
January 17, 2023
Game Commission crews will visit sites to assess them for the potential to trap turkeys. Turkeys will not be moved; they’ll simply be leg banded and released on site.
