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Game Commission Howard Nursery seedling sales begin

Outdoornews May 20, 2021 From the Game Commission Blair and Bedford counties Game Warden Brandon Pfister reports a Bedford County resident has pleaded guilty to feeding deer in a CWD Disease Management Area. Fines for this offense totaled $194. Blair and Bedford counties Game Warden Brandon Pfister reports a Blair County man is being charged with possession of marijuana on Hunter Access property. Blair and Bedford counties Game Warden Brandon Pfister reports a Bedford County man has pleaded gui...

Outdoornews April 22, 2021 From the Game Commission Allegheny County Game Warden Zeb Campbell reports a number of nuisance turkeys in the area. Some are even attacking cars and chasing people. An investigation revealed the turkeys are being fed by someone in the same neighborhood.     Allegheny County Game Warden Zeb Campbell reports more ATV and dirt-bike activity on properties controlled by the Game Commission. These machines cause damage to property that upsets the property owners. Riding ...

The House Fish, Wildlife & Parks Committee is taking up a bill Tuesday carried by Speaker of the House Wylie Galt that would institute new landowner-sponsored elk hunting licenses in districts at population objectives and a bonus point boost for hunters deciding to hunt cow elk on private land in over-objective districts. House Bill 505 was borne from a concept developed internally at Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks. The bill aims to incentivize private landowners and hunters to work to reduce e...

From PA Game Commission It’s soon time to say goodbye to winter and hello to spring. Spring might not be “just around the corner,” but bluebirds will be scouting out nesting sites before you know it, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission can help bring them and other songbirds to your backyard. Bluebird nesting boxes built by staff at the Game Commission’s Howard Nursery are available for sale, and can be ordered over the phone or purchased directly at the nursery office, the Game Commis...

Outdoornews February 25, 2021 From the Game Commission Cumberland County State Game Warden John Fetchkan reports that DMA, trespassing, and baiting violations are still being investigated.  Franklin County State Game Warden Trevor Shauf reports an individual was charged for shooting a deer with a bow out of season within multiple safety zones, as well as over a large bait pile. Another individual pleaded guilty for shooting a protected 3-point antlered deer over bait during the firearms deer s...

The PA Game Commission An Eastern Bluebird casts a shadow on its house in Lawrence, Kan., Friday, May 4, 2018. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) HARRISBURG — Spring might not be just around the corner, but bluebirds will be scouting out nesting sites before you know it, and the Pennsylvania Game Commission can help bring them and other songbirds to your backyard. Bluebird nesting boxes built by staff at the Game Commission’s Howard Nursery are available for sale, and can be ordered over the phone or ...

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) Hunter Access Grant Program announced the results of the programs 2020 call for proposals and the three new projects that have been

Federal Grants to Support New Hunter Access Projects Across Alaska Anchorage — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) Hunter Access Grant Program today announced the results of the program’s 2020 call for proposals and the three new projects that have been selected to receive $1.5 million in Pittman-Robertson funding through the Division of Wildlife Conservation. Project partners will contribute over half a million in non-federal match funds toward the new projects located in Fairb...