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January 2010

Youth Essay Contest Announced: Win a Turkey Hunt with the Governor

Image via Wikipedia COLUMBUS, OH – Ohio youth turkey hunters can enter to win a dream hunt with Governor Ted Strickland or nationally-known hunting guides during the Governor’s Celebrity and Youth Turkey Hunt according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife. To enter the contest, Ohio youth hunters must write an essay [...]

Pennsylvania Proposed 2010-2011 Hunting Seasons and Bag Limits

Image via Wikipedia PROPOSED 2010-11 HUNTING SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS SQUIRRELS, Red, Gray, Black and Fox (Combined): Special season for eligible junior hunters, with or without required license, and mentored youth – Oct. 9-15 (6 daily, 12 in possession limit after first day). SQUIRRELS, Red, Gray, Black and Fox (Combined): Oct. 16-Nov. 27; Dec. 13-23 [...]

PA Game Commission 2010-2011 Pheasant Recovery Plan

Image via Wikipedia The Board of Game Commissioners today gave preliminary approval to a continue a major change in pheasant hunting designed to be a major step toward re-establishing wild pheasant populations in Pennsylvania. The agency’s Ring-necked Pheasant Management Plan calls for restoring self-sustaining and huntable populations of wild pheasants in suitable habitats called “Wild [...]

Free Archery Instructor Training at Lordstown

WARREN, OH – Classroom teachers and other members of school communities who are interested in becoming certified National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) instructors are invited to attend a free training workshop on Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010. The Basic Archery Instructor Training will take place at Lordstown Elementary in Warren from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 [...]

PA Ice Fishing Reports for Western Pennsylvania

Image via Wikipedia Here’s some recent Fishing Reports from the PA Fish and Boat Commission: Harbor Acres Lake – As part of the early season trout stocking waters program, brook and brown trout were stocked on January 5th. Average weight of these stocked trout is 1-2 pounds. Anglers were immediately successful using minnows. Lake Arthur [...]