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Outdoors

Storing ammunition: What every gun owner needs to know

Ammunition is as much an investment as the firearms in which it is used. Whether you spend a few dollars on target rounds or hundreds on specialty hunting loads, that is money you do not want to lose to poor handling. Sadly, many gun owners care for even their cheapest firearm but then toss ...

Statewide Mentored Youth Trout Day is Saturday, March 28

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission reminds anglers that Mentored Youth Trout Day is Saturday, March 28 from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. This is a statewide event open to youth anglers ages 15 and under and their licensed adult mentors on hundreds of waters in all 67 ...

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, ...