In the 2007 season, Jimmy was able to go out and hunt under the Mentor Youth Program. We took him ground hog hunting, squirrel, and deer hunting. Although he was only able to shot a buck under the Mentor program, the season was unsuccessful in harvesting his first buck.

October 28, 2008 - Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission Executive Director Dr. Douglas J. Austen today urged citizens to vote “Yes” on Election Day for a $400 million referendum to help upgrade the Commonwealth’s aging wastewater and drinking water infrastructure.

11/18/08 – Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) is looking for sportfishing, boating, and aquatic education programs that could use some financial assistance. As part of its efforts to re-engage youth, the PFBC is offering grants to organizations and local agencies involved in providing these types of programs.

10/16/09 – Harrisburg, PA – Anglers visiting Cumberland County’s Opossum Lake will have one last weekend to harvest fish from the popular spot before the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) concludes salvage efforts next week.
All seasons, sizes and creel limits at the lake were temporarily suspended on May 24. Enhancing opportunities for anglers to [...]

10/15/08 – HARRISBURG, PA – The Benoits, the first family of deer tracking and hunting, will share the secrets of their success with attendees during seminars at the 2009 Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show®, (Feb. 7-15, 2009).

10/13/08 – HARRISBURG, PA – Bowhunting Legend, Chuck Adams, will appear at the 2009 Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show (Feb. 7-15, 2009) on February 10, 11 and 12.“Chuck Adams is a living legend in the Bowhunting World and we are excited to welcome him back to the 2009 Eastern Sports & Outdoors Show,” says Chris O’Hara, Manager, Strategic Accounts Eastern Sports & Outdoors Show.

10/10/08 - Harrisburg, PA – During its fall quarterly meeting on Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) voted to pursue three properties in Erie County in order to enhance public fishing opportunities and approved final regulations aimed at slowing the spread of an infectious disease found in a variety of fish.

10/8/08 – Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has approved a program to award grants of up to $100,000 to projects to restore the Sinnemahoning Creek Watershed, which was damaged in a June 30, 2006, train derailment in rural Norwich Township, McKean County. The action was taken at yesterday’s quarterly meeting.

Does it get any better than this? Archery season is less than 24 hours away and the temperature is diving into the 30s! I don’t think I can ever remember conditions quite this good for opening day! But to answer my opening question, yes, it can indeed get better than this. That’s because on Saturday morning, instead of being perched in my favorite treestand, I’ll be squeezed into an aisle seat of a Boeing 737, headed for a week-long visit to the Aloha State. That’s right, Hawaii. And no, they don’t have any whitetails there.

Harrisburg, PA — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced today that steelhead are officially on the run in Erie after the heavy rain experienced this week.
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