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Thousands of brook, brown and rainbow trout, including some trophy-sized specimens from area hatcheries, are being deposited in area waterways in preparation for the 2008 trout fishing season. The regular season opens on Saturday, April 12. More ...
Pennsylvania's bear kill was down last year, even as the harvest in Cameron County rebounded. The Pa. Game Commission reported a bear kill of 2,360, after a figure of 3,122 in 2006. Cameron County's bear kill increased to 118; it had plunged to 70 in 2006. At the same time, Potter County's harve... More ... No electronic hunting licenses This year's hunting licenses will not be sold through the oft-discussed electronic system, commonly referred to as "point-of-sale." The Game Commission will continue to sell paper licenses for the 2008-09 seasons. A commission spokesman said the company hired to produce the new license sale syste... More ... Deadline for bonus turkey tag Pennsylvania hunters interested in applying for a second spring gobbler tag have until April 1. Applications are available in the Pa. Hunting/Trapping Digest provided to each license buyer, or by going to the agency's website, pgc.state.pa.us. More ... Foresters to look for deer signs For the third straight year, the Pa. Bureau of Forestry will be fanning out across the woods to look for deer droppings. More ... Land aquired at Big Run Another 7.5 acres of forest land have been added to the Bucktail Natural Area in Elk County. A settlement was reached to resolve a land dispute dating back to 1951, when the state purchased 800 acres from a private owner. More ... Deer management open house March 29 in St. Marys An "open house" will be held in St. Marys to discuss the Pa. Game Commission's (PGC) deer management plan. Hunters, foresters and anyone else interested in the deer herd are welcome to attend the session, to be held on Saturday, March 29, from 10 am to 5 pm at the Red Fern Inn, at the corner of Ke... More ... Kettle Creek Outdoor Show March 29 in Cross Fork A sure sign of spring is the annual Kettle Creek Valley Outdoor Show, scheduled for Saturday, March 29, at the Cross Fork Firehall from 9 am to 4 pm. More ... Geocaching workshop Saturday A geocaching workshop is being held on Saturday, March 29, in Galeton. Participants will learn the basics of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) equipment and how to locate caches which are planted all around the world. There will be handson training to navigate to a local geocache site, create a ca... More ...
Paris is next for 'Pizza Palace Dave' Emporium's Dave Smith II has once again brought recognition to his restaurant and the town in which he does business. He recently competed in New York City during an international cook-off, the fourth annual America's Plate Competition, where he placed fourth as a part of the US Pizza Team. More ... PGC releases '07-'08 deer kill data Friday's release of deer kill figures for the 2007-08 hunting seasons is sure to reignite debates across northcentral Pennsylvania, at the same time the Game Commission decides how many hunting licenses to sell this year. A big boost in antlerless deer licenses in Management Area 2G had predictab... More ... |
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