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 their ammo supply behind a truck seat, in an unused closet or behind the workbench in the garage. The result is useless ammo and lost money. Some advice will help you avoid that. The guidance—dark, dry, and cool—is a long-held standard for ammunition storage. Each rule made sense in the era of ...
Built to survive: Conway explains fierce adaptability of Pennsylvania’s bobcats
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series from the Towpath Naturalist Society meeting on March 11 about “Prowler of the Pines,” which featured Jimmy Conway of the Pennsylvania Game Commission. LEWISTOWN — Bobcats are among Pennsylvania’s most elusive predators, but on ...
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 ...