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Bear season is here and it is no small event. Many camps are filled and, in some sections, there will be more bear hunters in the coming week than deer hunters when that season opens the following Monday. More ... When Reed Bamberger of Graysville harvested a healthy elk with a massive 8-by-9 rack near Frenchville on the opening day of this year’s Pennsylvania elk hunt, he knew it was huge but didn’t realize that his trophy was close to the state record. More ... Game Commission officials will be assessing the results of this month’s controlled elk hunt in Pennsylvania in the coming months, prior to deciding how many hunting licenses to issue for the 2010 hunt. As Endeavor News reported last week, there were 44 elk killed by the 60 licensed hunters. More ... Another state agency has stepped in to assist with oversight of natural gas drilling, due to concerns about possible environmental damage. Law enforcement officers and biologists with the Pa. Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will conduct field inspections of active drilling sites for Marcellus shale gas wells beginning next month, the agency announced this week. More ... |
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