DALLAS, Luzerne County – Some may have thought Stephen Andrew Moore, 46, of Tannersville, Monroe County, enjoyed wildlife. However, as neighbors may have noticed a decline in the local wildlife populations, it became clear that Moore was participating in a non-traditional form of poaching: possession of wildlife illegally taken from the wild for “a hobby that got out of control,” according to Moore.

HARRISBURG – Each hunting season offers new opportunities. However, in some cases, there are changes that may raise questions in hunters’ minds. In an effort to answer some of this year’s questions, Carl G. Roe, Pennsylvania Game Commission executive director, offered the following advice.

Sudden change of plans leads to a VERY successful night!

Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) has initiated a nationwide search for a new executive director. Read more >

Philadelphia, PA – The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) will conduct the annual removal of the floating docks and walkways at the Frankford Arsenal Access on November 3rd, and from the Commodore Barry Access on November 4th. The docks will be replaced in the spring of 2010. Exact dates will be determined based on weather and site conditions next spring. Read more >

An emotional story of a father’s quest to finish his son’s dream.

Harrisburg, PA– The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) strongly encourages boaters to wear their life jackets on cold Pennsylvania waters. Read more >

With more and more hunting pressure, geese are being educated faster and are less likely to work your spread. As a waterfowler one is always attempting to put more birds in the shot path of our decoy spreads and defining the X.

I have found that Larry Juhl’s “the Goose Tree” does just that. The goose tree defines the X and enables the waterfowl hunter to use less decoys. The simulated landing of geese allows incoming birds to honor the landing birds ahead and lock on the X. The birds are focused on the X and birds ahead and not on your location in the blind. Thus giving the hunter a better opportunity to be successful.

HARRISBURG –Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe will appear on Pennsylvania Cable Network’s “PCN Call-In” program on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. Viewers of the hour-long program can call in questions about hunting, trapping and wildlife management to PCN toll-free at 1-877-PA65001 (726-5001). (Please check local listings for the PCN channel in your area, or PCN’s website at www.pcntv.com.)

Those participating in the state’s fall turkey season are encouraged to report their harvests through the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s new online system.