Pennsylvania
PA Lowers “Independent Study” Age to 11
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Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that the agency is lowering the minimum age required for its “independent study” Hunter-Trapper Education Class to 11 years of age.
When first initiated in 2006, the Game Commission joined a nationwide trend among conservation agencies to provide quality hunter education on-line, but limited [...]
Linesville and the Carp Get a Reprieve
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NPR Broadcast a story Today on the Linesville Spillway’s decision earlier this year to ban Bread Tossing. Seems that having 500,000 visitors a year and a brand new visitor center wasn’t enough. People actually had the gall to toss Doughnut, Cakes and Crackers also. So, how does the Pymatuning State Park ranger crack [...]
Coyotes added to PA Youth Hunting Program
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Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that coyotes will become legal game under the Mentored Youth Hunting Program (MYHP) effective Saturday, Dec. 20.
The addition, which was given final approval by the Board of Game Commissioners at its Oct. 24 meeting, is slated to be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, [...]
PA Game Commission’s Annual Christmas Bird Count
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Game Commission officials are urging wildlife enthusiasts to join the tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the United States in the Audubon Society’s 109th Annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC), which will take place Dec. 14 through Jan. 5.
“Bird enthusiasts, armed with binoculars, bird guides and checklists, will head out on an annual [...]
Pennsylvania Bear Attack
JERSEY SHORE, Lycoming County – Following an investigation into an incident in which a hunter was injured by a bear in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania Game Commission Wildlife Conservation Officer David Carlini said that he has concluded that no illegal actions took place and was simply a matter of the hunter being in the “wrong place [...]
Geocaching In Northeast Ohio
As GPS devices drop in price and go mainstream, the sport of Geocaching is also. Geocaching is a strange hybrid: An outdoor sport that uses basic skills, but relies on advanced technology. Participants hide small “Caches” in their favorite locations, write the GPS coordinates down, then post them online on a site such as Geocaching.com. [...]