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Hunter safety hits new highs

From staff reports With the statewide spring turkey season about to begin, the state’s hunters have a record performance to match. In 2019, Pennsylvania’s spring turkey season hit an all-time high for hunter safety. For the first time in history, not a single hunting-related shooting incident was recorded during the season. “Hunter safety has been at the forefront of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s thinking for decades upon decades, and through effective requirements and programs to educate our hunters, incredible improvements have been made over the years,” said Game ...

Spring turkey season ready to begin

From staff reports Pennsylvania’s statewide spring turkey season opens Saturday, May 2 and runs through May 30. Only bearded birds may be harvested. Each hunter is provided a spring turkey harvest tag with his or her general license, and each license buyer, prior to the start of the season, also may purchase a special spring turkey license that permits the harvest of a second bearded turkey. Special spring turkey licenses cost $21.90 for residents and $41.90 for nonresidents and can be purchased from any license issuing agent, a list of which is available at www.pgc.pa.gov. ...

Trump to open up more land for hunting, fishing

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Trump administration plans to open 2.3 million acres of land for hunting and fishing at more than 100 national wildlife refuges and fish hatcheries under a proposal unveiled Wednesday that is aimed at giving Americans more recreational access on public lands. The plan earned applause from several hunting and fishing groups, but criticism from one conservation organization that called it “tone deaf” to focus on this during the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposal would allow fishing for the first time at several national wildlife refuges, including San ...

Ranch family helps rescue trio of orphaned grizzly bear cubs

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — Living and ranching along the Rocky Mountain Front means living with bears. It is frequently a challenge. Livestock losses are common. Residents and visitors must take precautions. Living alongside an aggressive predator isn't easy. One week ago, late in the afternoon, an ordinary hiker enjoying a walk not far from his home was attacked by a grizzly. The unidentified hiker meant no harm, the sow grizzly was just protecting its cubs. The encounter ended badly for both of them. And that's where the story could have ended; an innocent man injured, one ...

Outdoors Calendar April 9, 2020

Atkinson Mills Sportsmen’s Club ¯ Meetings are 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 at 2 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of each month on the gun range, and at 7 p.m. in 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 shoots. Decatur ...

Trout fishing season now open in Pennsylvania

HARRISBURG – Effective 8:00 a.m. today, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, in consultation with the Office of the Governor, Pennsylvania Department of Health, and Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources opened the statewide 2020 trout season. This measure allows properly licensed anglers and youth to begin fishing for and harvesting trout. All regulations, sizes, and creel limits apply. Anglers and boaters must abide by social distancing guidelines provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Gov. Tom Wolf’s Stay-at-Home Order regarding COVID-19. ...