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Trout season opening day pushed back due to coronavirus concerns

From staff reports HARRISBURG – Amid concerns regarding the spread of COVID-19, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) today announced several changes to the 2020 trout season intended to protect the safety of the public and staff, while preserving the opportunity to enjoy the fun and recreational health benefits of fishing. These changes, effective immediately, include consolidating the 2020 trout season schedule into a single, statewide schedule for all Pennsylvania counties; accelerating trout stocking operations and limiting volunteer participation; and adding more ...

Guyer: Early spring fly fishing in the ‘Old Days’

Whenever we aging Baby Boomers gather, there is always a lot of talk about the “Good Old Days” of hunting. I’ve experienced some real heydays of rabbit, pheasant, turkey, and deer hunting that won’t be matched in the near future. Presently I think we are living in the golden age of ...

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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 ...

Harshbarger: Veterans turkey hunt a yearly treasure

As any avid outdoorsman knows, few things get the blood pumpin’ and the adrenaline going like the sound of a Pennsylvania gobbler sounding off in the woods. The echoing of a double-gobble as a bird closes the distance can make the most experienced turkey hunter shake in his camos. The kind ...

Officials worry about wasting disease’s economic impacts

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Every autumn for 24 years, Kalispell resident and Backcountry Hunters & Anglers Board Chairman Ryan Busse has traveled to the wide-open spaces of Northern Montana’s Hi-Line to hunt, where few people reside and healthy wild game populations roam. He’s scaled the entire remote Hi-Line in search of deer, elk and antelope, but he’s recently started pursuing game elsewhere after Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) detected Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fatal disease that affects deer, elk and moose, in 2017. Busse doesn’t want to worry about ...

Harshbarger: Locals produce outdoor channel

It is hard being 16 years old. This time in a kid’s life can be extremely demanding. Between school, sports, first-time jobs, and managing a social life, it is hard to imagine having a lot of free time or energy left to devote elsewhere. Two local teens and their family friend have shown ...