Hunting
Ben Moyer: Pennsylvania lags behind in debate over use of trail cameras
Ben Moyer
July 18, 2024
This frequently happens when I search the Pennsylvania House or Senate websites for specific information. I’ll encounter something else that’s unrelated, but interesting.
That’s how I learned about House Bill 59, which was introduced
Ducks Unlimited, partners surpass important wetlands conservation milestone
Ducks Unlimited
July 17, 2024
For the first time in its 87-year history, Ducks Unlimited has delivered 1 million acres of conservation across North America in a single year thanks to more than a million supporters and partners, including private
Tom Venesky: Time to let farmers plant again on Pennsylvania game lands
Tom Venesky
July 17, 2024
Crop damage concerns have been at the forefront lately as the Pennsylvania Legislature considers bills aimed at reducing the impact of deer.
So far, not much has worked when it comes to reducing crop damage.
Notes off a soiled cuff: True Sunday hunting opportunity likely to become reality for Pennsylvania hunters
Jeff Mulhollem
July 16, 2024
A few issues ago, in this space, I commented on the partisan nature of the vote to move the Sunday hunting bill through the state House of Representatives, prompting an angry reader to call and
Bradford County, Pa., hunting camp celebrates 100 years
Deborah Weisberg
July 16, 2024
Steve Watkins grew up in Monroeton, Bradford County, Pa., where his grandparents owned the Marcy Hotel, a popular local landmark.
He and his father hunted bears in the region’s “endless” mountains, and his grand-uncle
Pennsylvania’s Wilderness Wildlife Museum celebrates 20 years
Staff Report
July 15, 2024
The Wilderness Wildlife Museum in Rector, Pa., which hosts youth fishing derbies, hunter-trapper education classes, youth pheasant hunts, big game feasts, shooting classes and other outdoor sporting-related activities, celebrates 20 years of operation this year.<br
Habitat rehab effort completed in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest
Staff and News Reports
July 15, 2024
The U.S. Forest Service recently partnered with multiple organizations to rehabilitate and enhance existing wildlife habitat in the Allegheny National Forest.
On June 1, three dozen participants worked in the Farnsworth watershed to improve
Bill to add oversight to Pa. Game Commission’s spending approved by House committee
Staff Report
July 15, 2024
House Bill 2314, which was introduced by state Reps. Joe Ciresi, D-Royersford, and Tarik Kahn, D-Philadelphia, would require the agency to obtain authorization from the General Assembly, along with approval from the governor, before spending
Socialization is key to having your hunting puppy prepared to face the world
Tim Spielman
July 13, 2024
Just a few days after bringing into my home my black Labrador puppy five years ago, I decided it was time to take her out on the town to meet some friends.
Our first
