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Antlerless deer license applications will be received by mail starting on Monday, Aug. 4. They must be sent to the Game Commission and the agency, in turn, will forward them to county treasurers for processing. Hunters are provided with an antlerless deer license application when they purchase their general hunting license. More ... As I drove down the road at dusk, mayflies began to pelt my windshield, hitting like rain as I made my way down Rt. 120 through the valley of the Driftwood Branch. Clouds hovered above the highway mixed in with wisps of fog left over from the evening's rainfall. More ... A family-based Discovery Weekend will be held Aug. 22-24 in Potter and Cameron counties. Families will learn about butterflies, birds, astronomy and other aspects of the outdoors. Reservations are required. More information is available at Lyman Run State Park, 435-5010. More ... Duane Haskins (left) and Galen Kennel caught some whoppers at the recent Shongo Derby, a fishing tournament at Point Breeze, N. Y., on Lake Ontario. Kennel won the trout division with a 17-pound, 15-ounce lake trout. Haskins was second in the salmon division with a 22-pound, 13-ounce entry. More ... Fifth annual East Fork Sportsmen's Club Giant Yard Sale concludes on Saturday at the clubhouse. This fund-raiser for club activities is open to the public. Refreshments will be sold at the clubhouse kitchen. For more information, call Cheryl Hiles at 647-5469. More ... A public meeting will be held at 10 am Friday at the Pa. Game Commission headquarters in Harrisburg to share information on the anticipated impacts of gas and oil leasing on state game lands. It'll take place in the auditorium of the building at 2001 Elmerton Avenue, off the Progress Avenue exit of Interstate 81. More ... Outdoor enthusiasts will be once again be improving habit conditions at Sinnemahoning State Park on Saturday (today). Pa Fish and Boat Commission and Sinnemahoning State Park staff members will build fish habitat structures and place them along George B. Stevenson Lake. More ... The Game Commission is calling for volunteers to serve on a Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) to help set deer management goals in those sections of Potter, McKean, Tioga and Bradford counties north of Rt. 6. More ... Election of officers and directors for the Sinnemahoning Sportsmen's Association will be held on Saturday. Polls will be open from 10 am to 5 pm at its clubhouse along 15 Club Road. For more details, call 546-2835. More ... A night of stargazing will be held at Leonard Harrison State Park on Friday, Aug. 22. The program, provided as part of Cherry Springs State Park Astronomy Outreach, is set from 9 to 10 pm. Officials recommend participants to bring binoculars and a blanket or lawn chair. More ... Timber rattlesnakes are especially active in early August throughout the remote, heavily forested regions of Pennsylvania. Worldwide, the importance of venomous snakes is being recognized not only for their role as both predator and prey, but for their medical value. More ... An organization that formed in Cameron County earlier this year aims to conserve wildlife and preserve hunting traditions has its coming-out party next month.. Cameron County Longbeards, the 88th Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, consists of more than a dozen area residents who recognize the ned to protect wild turkeys in the region. More ... On a quiet June morning in Medix Run in 2002, five huge bull elk with antlers in velvet were literally having a "bull session" in a driveway. They approached each other with necks stretched upward and heads raised high with antlers back, as if to declare, "My antlers are bigger than your antlers. More ... Twelve-year-old Matthew Beer was among almost two dozen boys and girls attending a certified hunter and trapper education course this week, sponsored by the Bucktail Rod and Gun Club. First-time hunters are required to successfully complete the course, which has a heavy emphasis on safety, in order to qualify for a license. The Pa. Game Commission is making a concerted effort to attract more young people to hunting as license sales decline and veteran hunters discontinue the sport. Misty Travis photo More ... Hunters looking for new antlerless deer hunting opportunities are encouraged to review the list of Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) properties now available on the Game Commission website, pgc.state.pa.us. The site lists private and state-owned lands open to hunting with a DMAP permit. More ... |
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