Stop The 'Pebble Mine'
      There are some things in the world that are more valuable than money, things for which there are no price tags. When I was in college I had the unique opportunity of working as a fishing guide for three summers in Alaska. It was an incredible experience in an amazing land.
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     Waterways Conservation Officer Bill Crisp was guest speaker at this week's Emporium Rotary Club meeting. Crisp talked about poisonous snakes in Pennsylvania, particularly copperheads and rattlesnakes. He informed Rotarians that many of the perceptions regarding these snakes are untrue. According to ...
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'DCNR is not anti-hunting'
      That's the message carried in a recent story appearing in Pennsylvania Outdoor News (paoutdoornews.com), an Internet-based information service for sportsmen. Terry Brady, deputy press secretary for the Pa. Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources, told editor Jeff Mulhollem that DCNR sometimes...
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Pushing for stiffer poaching penalties
      Another push is being made to persuade the Pa. General Assembly to adopt stiffer penalties for wildlife poachers. Pushed by sportsmen's groups, the Pa. Game Commission (PGC) is leading the charge, arguing that poachers in Pennsylvania have too little to fear from the law.
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'Kill for thrill' convictions
      Four juveniles convicted of killing multiple deer in Venango and Mercer counties "for kicks" have been convicted of game law violations. The Game Commission announced last week that the quartet, all 17 years old, were convicted of unlawful use of lights while hunting, unlawful taking or possessio...
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PGC acquires another 6,525 acres
      Game Commissioners approved three land options that will increase the State Game Lands system by more than 10 square miles. A)cquisitions amount to about 6,525 acres in northcentral Pennsylvania. One contains 4,968 acres in Horton Township, Elk County, south of Ridgway.
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St. Marys Sportsmen's Club plans coyote hunt
      St. Marys Sportsmen's Club is sponsoring its fifth annual Coyote Hunt Feb. 22-24. Again this year all participants registering a coyote will be eligible a special drawing to award prizes.
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Projects help 'species of concern'
      Game Commissioners have approved four projects that will study or help species of concern and manage globally-significant habitats in-state. Projects will cost a combined $265,000. For more information, visit www. pgc.state.pa.us and navigate the news releases.
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