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Outdoors

New rules helpful for hunting out-of-state

Protecting Pennsylvania’s deer and elk from Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) remains a priority, now as ever. That hasn’t changed. But the rules for hunters who harvest those or any other cervids outside of Pennsylvania or within parts of it have. Previously, hunters were prohibited from ...

PBGC to gather in Erie

The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners will meet Sept. 15 and 16 at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center in Erie. The meeting on Friday, Sept. 15 begins at 1 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is for the board to hear reports from staff. Public comment will not be accepted at this ...

PFBC accepting applications for Clean Vessel Act grant program

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is excited to announce the availability of funding through the Clean Vessel Act (CVA) grant program. This is a federal grant program administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that funds the construction, renovation, ...

Junior pheasant hunt program set for Oct. 7-14

HARRISBURG — Junior hunters, between the ages of 12 and 16, who have successfully completed a hunter-trapper education course are eligible to participate in the Game Commission Junior pheasant hunt program between Oct. 7-14, 2023. While junior hunters are not required to purchase a license, ...

Outdoors calendar

Atkinson Mills Sportsmen’s Club • Meetings — held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The club is located at 55 Sportsmen Club Lane, McVeytown; email atkinsonmillssportsmensclub@gmail.com; online at http://atkinsonmills-sportsmensclub.weebly.com. Blue Rock Sportsman ...

Trail ranked high among state’s ‘breathless views’

BELLEVILLE — When it comes to competing against Mother Nature, there’s no shame in finishing third. That’s where VisitPA.com ranked the Standing Stone Trail in Belleville. The 84-mile trail finished the third among 16 trails in Pennsylvania that the website claimed would leave hikers ...