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Wildlife biologists with the Pa. Game Commission recommended that the organization issue 45 licenses for the November 2009 elk hunt, the same number sold last year. More ... Anglers who are willing to brave the elements can go fishing year-'round. This quartet recently had the experience of each landing a massive steelhead trout at the same time. They were fly-fishing at Elk Creek, a tributary of Lake Erie, at a time when the steelheads were on a feeding frenzy. Shown with the results of the "quad," left to right, are: Aaron Rendos of Port Allegany, Scott Andrews of Coudersport, Doug Triplett of Port Allegany and William (Buck) Daisley, formerly of Coudersport and most recently a retired math teacher at Port Allegany High School. Just after the photo was taken by Daisley's son, Dana, the steelheads were released back into the water. More ... An invasive species that destroys ash trees continues to work its way through Pennsylvania. Emerald ash borer beetles, the target of those three-sided purple boxes seen across the region last summer, have been discovered most recently in Mifflin County. More ... 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 2009 trout fishing season. Trout fishing season gets underway April 18. More ... Anyone who wants a first-hand look at the complex relationship between forests and whitetailed deer is welcome to join a free tour to be held on April 26 in southern Potter County. It's a service of the Pa. Bureau of Forestry and will spotlight the importance of practices that allow for forest regeneration and scientific wildlife management. More ... |
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