As the sun climbed slowly over the hemlocks along East Sandy Creek, a sea of little orange t-shirts flooded into the grounds of Camp Coffman near Kossuth, PA. With over 400 participants and even more parents, volunteers, and industry representatives, it was the beginning of the largest Youth Field Day event this state has ever seen. Funded primarily by the Clarion County Sportsmen for Youth (CCSY), along with countless local and national sponsors, the event has become one of the largest efforts in our state to introduce young people to hunting, fishing, and other outdoor sports.

DOVE AND EARLY CANADA GOOSE SEASONS TO BEGIN SEPT. 1
GAME COMMISSION TO PARTICIPATE IN USFWS DOVE WING STUDY
GAME COMMISSION POSTS AVIAN INFLUENZA INFORMATION ON WEBSITE

DOVE AND EARLY CANADA GOOSE SEASONS TO BEGIN SEPT. 1
HARRISBURG – Expanded dove bag limits top the list of changes to dove and early Canada goose seasons that will [...]

7/29/08 – HUNTINGDON – Officials with the Pennsylvania Game Commission Southcentral Region and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Raystown Lake recently trapped and euthanized four feral swine that had been reported roaming the eastern side of the Raystown Lake property in late June by fishermen and boaters.
Jeff Krause, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers biologist, [...]

Well even though this week was officially the beginning of summer…I was thinking of Fall. My hunting season starts the beginning of September with waterfowl season. So it isn’t too early to start getting ready.

ANTLERLESS DEER LICENSE APPLICATION PROCESS BEGINS FOR HUNTERS
GAME COMMISSION POSTS DMAP INFORMATION ON WEBSITE
DIGEST ERRORS CORRECTED ON AGENCY’S WEBSITE VERSION

ANTLERLESS DEER LICENSE APPLICATION PROCESS BEGINS FOR HUNTERS
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe reminds hunters the agency will begin accepting regular antlerless deer license applications from resident hunters beginning Aug. 4, and [...]

Last weekend I had the opportunity to spend a long weekend at Pymatuning Lake in northwest PA with my wife, son, and in-laws.

On Monday, July 14, 2008 we went down to Pat Nolan’s to pick up Drake and get a little training myself.

Let me say that actually these past three and a half months have gone by a lot faster than I thought. Jimmy and I were very excited to be getting Drake home though. We really looked forward to having his welcoming every time we arrived home and his companionship.

7/21/08 – HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today offered support for Senate Bill 1527, sponsored by state Sen. Charles T. McIlhinney Jr. (R-Bucks), Senate Game and Fisheries Committee chair, which proposes to increase certain license fees beginning with the 2009-10 license year.
“It has been 10 years since the General Assembly [...]

It is always sad to see the Fly Fishing season go, but with the hot weather it means that archery season is right around the corner! In my opinion, the best time of the year is archery season and I live all year long for that month and a half.

Clubs hosting mentored youth pheasant hunts have until Aug. 15 to apply for pheasants
HARRISBURG – Hunting clubs interested in hosting a youth pheasant hunt this fall are encouraged to begin making plans now, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe.
The Game Commission will release 15,000 ring-necked pheasants statewide prior to the opening [...]