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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 counties. "This is a special day where our youngest anglers have a chance to have fun and learn fishing skills they can carry with them for a lifetime," said John Mahn, Jr., PFBC Board President and District 2 Commissioner. The purpose of Mentored Youth Trout Day, created in 2013, is to provide an ...

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 bringing “high-risk” carcass parts from such animals taken in other states back to Pennsylvania. Hunters were likewise prohibited from moving those parts from any of the state’s Disease Management Areas (DMAs) or the Established Area (EA) to anywhere else in Pennsylvania. High-risk parts ...

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 meeting. Public comment – limited to five minutes – will be accepted at the Saturday, Sept. 16 meeting on a first-to-register, first-to-speak basis. Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. The meeting begins at 8:30 a.m. PowerPoint presentations are not permitted during public comment periods. Following the ...

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, operation, and maintenance of pump-out stations and waste reception facilities for recreational boats. The PFBC has received funding under the CVA grant program and is looking for interested partners to utilize these funds. The program was created to help reduce pollution from boat sewage ...

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, participants must obtain a free pheasant permit to hunt pheasants during these events. Junior hunters must abide by the same bag limits and regulations as the regular pheasant season. For more information, visit https://www.pgc.pa.gov. Instructional junior pheasant hunt events These are ...

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 Club • Club meetings — 2 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of each month on the gun range, and at 7 p.m. January and February in the barn. To east end Blue Rock: From Milroy, follow signs to Reeds Gap State Park. Free camping available and kitchen is open during all events except trap ...