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The recent settlement with Norfolk Southern over the June 2006 chemical spill has revealed the severity of the damage. A full report can be found on the Fish and Boat Commission website (fish.state.pa.us). On the 11 miles of the Sinnemahoning Portage Creek affected by the spill, there was a compl... More ...
A steady downpour and dense fog harassed hunters and kept deer harvest figures down on the opening day of the state's two-week rifle deer season. But when conditions improved Tuesday, hunters took some incredible deer. Cody Housler, an Austin hunter, was among those who found success when the weathe... More ...
By Gene Smith Outdoor Writer Good neighbors help make good hunters, and most of us need all the help we can get, especially as the season winds down. My neighbors know how much I enjoy deer hunting, so they sometimes tell me about any big deer they've seen crossing a road or standing in a field. Such information is invaluabl... More ... Team effort for watershed Members of the Bucktail Watershed Association and the Flynn family recently planted hundreds of trees on a streambank near the Emporium Country Club. The crew put 225 trees in protective tubes and planted another 500 willow cuttings as part of a bank stabilization project coordinated by the Camer... More ... Lookout for CWD in deer continues This year's deer seasons have seen the Pa. Game Commission continuing its lookout for the potentially devastating chronic wasting disease (CWD). Game officials have joined veterinarians and laboratory technicians in sampling thousands of deer taken by hunters. About 4,250 were checked last year. More ... Statewide bear harvest way down 117 taken in Cameron County; 102 in Potter County Just over 2,000 bears will be taken by hunters by the time Pennsylvania's three seasons come to a close on Saturday. That's about 1,000 fewer than the Pa. Game Commission had anticipated and it could lead to additional nuisance reports in the coming year. More ... Hunting, trapping photo scrapbook on internet Hunters and trappers are encouraged to share photos of their success afield in the "Hunter/Trapper Photo Scrapbook" on the Internet. More ... |
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