Latest Waterfowl hunting Stories
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission officials are set to offer hunters the opportunity to participate in a snow goose conservation hunt designed to help stem the growth of continental snow goose populations. Hunters must obtain a free snow goose conservation hunt permit and report cards from the agency to participate in the season. In the Atlantic Population Goose Zone, the special snow goose conservation season runs from Jan....
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe reminds hunters and trappers they still have a mixed bag of seasons from which to choose after the statewide firearms deer season concludes on Saturday, Dec. 8. They include seasons for deer, snowshoe hare, ruffed grouse, squirrel, cottontail, pheasant, coyote, fisher, bobcat, beaver and other furbearers, crows, doves and waterfowl. The small game seasons are:...
Special commemorative gift awaits participating hunters HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania Game Commission is celebrating the semicentennial of its "Controlled Hunt" for Canada geese at the Pymatuning Wildlife Management Area in Crawford County this fall. To mark this half-century of "invitation-only" goose hunting, the agency will award a commemorative Canada goose leg band to every person - and his or her guests - selected in the drawing...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Each year, Pennsylvania Game Commission officials, in September, participate in and host three outdoors events promoting wildlife, hunting and trapping. "Hunting and trapping are deeply woven in the cultural fabric that defines Pennsylvania's heritage, and both remain an important wildlife management tool and outdoor activity," Roe said. "Hunters and trappers were - and remain - our nation's first and most vocal...
Federal Regulations Posted On Game Commission Website Hunters Encouraged To Report Banded Birds Waterfowl Hunters Cautioned About Eating Mergansers Goose Blind Deadlines For Controlled Hunting Areas Special Waterfowl Hunting Safety Reminders 2012-13 Waterfowl Seasons And Bag Limits HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced that the agency has made its selections for the 2012-13 migratory...
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 26, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Early Canada goose and dove hunters take to the fields of Penn's Woods on Sept. 1, as part of Pennsylvania's 2012-13 migratory bird seasons announced today by Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe. Dove hunters will have the opportunity to participate in a triple-split season. The first season runs Sept. 1-29, and hunting will start at noon and close at sunset daily. The second and third splits will be...
Ducks Unlimited voices support for NAWCA reauthorization, duck stamp price increase and electronic access. WASHINGTON (PRWEB) July 25, 2012 The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee unanimously reported to the Senate floor today three bills important to conservation and of priority interest to Ducks Unlimited: S. 2282, reauthorizing the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA) through 2017; S. 2156, increasing the price of the federal duck stamp; and S. 2071, making online...
HARRISBURG, Pa., July 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Representatives of waterfowl organizations, interested hunters and the public are invited to attend a briefing on Friday, Aug. 10, co-sponsored by the Pennsylvania Game Commission and the Susquehanna River Waterfowlers' Association, on the status of Atlantic Flyway waterfowl populations and proposed preliminary federal frameworks for the 2012-13 waterfowl hunting seasons. The briefing will begin at 1 p.m., at the Middle Creek...
BISMARCK, N.D., May 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cargill's Loyall®-brand petfoods has been named the official dog food of Delta Waterfowl.Delta, a leading North American waterfowl conservation group, is partnering with Cargill to offer savings and special promotions on Cargill's Loyall® brand to its members. Cargill will provide support for Delta's scientific research and duck conservation programs."We're pleased to be the official dog food for Delta Waterfowl," said Andy Rash,...
Deadlines announced for certain licenses/permits; Doe license process begins July 9 HARRISBURG, Pa., May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Beginning Monday, June 11, Pennsylvania hunting and furtaker licenses for the 2012-13 seasons will go on sale, according to Carl G. Roe, agency executive director. Licenses will be available through the Game Commission's Pennsylvania Automated License System (PALS), over-the-counter at all Game Commission region offices and the Harrisburg...
