Well, the season has only just begun and it has already proved thus far to be a good one. It all began about a month ago when Don and I started our scouting from afar. We found several areas with some really nice birds. Every day we would check the area out in the morning and evening either one of us or both of us. It did look promising. (Includes Video)

During the formal commission meeting on Tuesday, commissioners voted to add the Rabbitsfoot (Quadrula cylindrica cylindrical) and Snuffbox (Epioblasma triquetra) mussels to the Pennsylvania endangered species list and the Sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus) to the state threatened species list. Commissioners voted to defer consideration of the Salamander mussel (Simpsonaias ambigua) and Rayed Bean mussel (Villosa fabalis).

Meadville, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will present an update on two specific topics at a public meeting on Thursday, April 23, from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the H.O. Hirt Auditorium in Erie.

HARRISBURG – Preliminary harvest data indicate wild turkey hunters had one fine season this past fall. In fact, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission, it was one of the best in years.

HARRISBURG – The third year of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s two time-limited collectible series – the Wild Turkey Heritage Series and the Upland Game Bird Series –now are available for ordering. Orders will be taken through the agency’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), by mail or by calling 1-888-888-3459 (toll-free).

HARRISBURG – The agenda for the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners’ meeting, which is slated for April 20-21, was posted on the agency’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) today, and can be viewed by clicking the “Next Commissioners’ Meeting” box in the center of the homepage and then on the agenda link at the bottom of the page.

HARRISBURG – Landowners looking to enroll in the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP), which is designed to help landowners manage deer on their properties, have until July 1 to submit an application to the appropriate Game Commission Region Office.

Harrisburg, PA — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has cancelled trout stocking for Turtle Creek in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties due to ongoing problems with pollution from a gasoline spill that occurred near Murrysville, Pa., in November 2008.

HARRISBURG – The Red Coats are coming! The Red Coats are coming! Well, they’re not exactly the British Red Coats invading New England; they’re ruby-throated hummingbirds and it would appear to be a northern invasion!

HARRISBURG – This year marks the 41st anniversary of the Keystone State’s spring gobbler hunting season, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission is reporting turkey hunters should expect to find exciting opportunities afield as they head out for both the youth and traditional spring season openers.