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Feedback received for Strategic Plan for Management of Trout Fisheries

At the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, committee member Nate Walters brought up a discussion regarding the Strategic Plan for Management of Trout Fisheries in Pennsylvania for 2025-29. The presentation was given by committee member Nate Walters. A Trout Plan workgroup was formed in 2023 and over next year they collaborated with other bureaus to prepare the initial draft. The staff presented an overview of the draft plan at the October Fisheries and Hatcheries Committee meeting and the plan was posted on the PFBC website to accept public feedback ...

Reflections in Nature: Partridgeberry is an important food for grouse

Although I was a deer hunter for about 60 years, I miss grouse hunting more than I do deer hunting. When I reminisce about hunting it is usually about a grouse hunt. One grouse hunt in particular comes to mind. We had flushed several grouse and I was able to put one of the birds in my game ...

2025-26 hunting and trapping seasons discussed by WMC

It was announced mid-December the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners’ Wildlife Management Committee would be holding a virtual meeting to discuss and recommend proposals for the 2025-2026 hunting and trapping seasons. The committee was reactivated in fall 2024 to review and ...

Meetings upcoming for PFBC including Jan. 7

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has upcoming meetings which are available to watch via Zoom. Today, the Game Commission has a boating meeting at 1 p.m. that can be attended at the link https://bit.ly/BoatingCte (Webinar number 2634 119 2133). The attendee password is “public.” The meeting will feature discussions on the 2025 boating facility grant round, overview of 2024 recreational boating fatalities, overview of livery regulation implementation planning and upcoming legislation. The Tuesday, Jan. 7, meeting begins with a fisheries and hatcheries committee meeting ...

Susquehanna Trout Unlimited to offer fly fishing course

Susquehanna Chapter of Trout Unlimited is pleased to announce that it will be offering a beginners fly tying course on Tuesday evenings starting on Tuesday, Jan. 21, and running through Tuesday, Feb. 25. The course will be taught by Dave Rothrock and Rick Kintzer. The cost will be $20 for adults and $10 for youth under 18 years of age who must be at least 12 years old and must be accompanied by a parent or responsible adult throughout each session. Tools and materials will be provided. The classes will be held weekly from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Covenant Central Presbyterian ...

European mounts can be displayed in endless different ways

European mounts have been around since the first hunters kept the skull of a wooly mammoth to show their clan, but recent years have seen a resurgence. More and more hunters are choosing to forgo the traditional shoulder mounts in favor of simple skulls and antlers. But, as simple as they appear, European mounts involve more than clean bone on a wooden plaque. When I was growing up, European mounts, or Western mounts as they are known, were not art or home decor. They were nailed to barn doors and maybe hung in a cabin or camp. They were not considered a mount as much as a low-cost ...