2/28/17 Pittsburgh Downriggers Program Speakers
The Pittsburgh Downriggers fishing club will be having program speakers at its regular membership meeting on Tuesday February
28th 2017.
Captain Dan Kelly of Buckets charters talking about how to set up rods and reels with different types of lines for the great lakes.
We also will have Al Novak giving a presentation on lure type and selection for walleye trolling.
The meetings are open to the public and are held at the
Coraopolis Sportsmans club
106 Coke Rd.
Coraopolis PA 15108
Meeting starts at 7:30pm.
RECLAMATION OF REFUSE COAL TO GENERATE REVENUE
RECLAMATION OF REFUSE COAL TO GENERATE REVENUE
The reclamation of refuse coal beneath about 23 acres of State Game Lands 332 in Indiana County could generate an estimated $1 million for the Pennsylvania Game Commission, based on an agreement approved today by the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners.
Robindale Energy Services Inc., of Armagh, has agreed to remove an estimated 1.8 million tons of recoverable coal refuse material beneath the game lands. The six-year deal permits the company to occupy an additional 41 acres, as well.
Mining will be regulated by the Commonwealth’s Mining Regulations and the Commission’s Standard Coal Refuse Reclamation Agreement.
Learn more about the recent land acquistions and energy deals.
Courtesy of PA Game Commission
PRELIMINARY 2017-18 HUNTING/TRAPPING SEASONS APPROVED
HARRISBURG, PA – The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners gave preliminary approval to hunting and trapping seasons and bag limits for the 2017-18 license year.
Modifications proposed for the 2017-18 seasons include: moving the statewide archery bear season to the next-to-the-last week of the archery deer season; changing the firearms deer season in Wildlife Management Units 5A and 5B to bucks-only hunting from the opening day through the first Friday; opening a conservative mid-week fall turkey season in Wildlife Management Area 5B, and reducing the season length in WMUs 4A, 4B and 4E; eliminating the post-Christmas segment of the ruffed-grouse season to improve adult survival due to recent population declines; restoring an extended black-bear season in WMU 3A; opening the Central Susquehanna Wild Pheasant Recovery Area to a youth-only pheasant-hunting season; opening WMU 5A to put-and-take bobwhite quail hunting, given the lack of wild quail in the area and the low likelihood of quail reintroduction being initiated there soon.
The public may offer comments on all proposed 2017-18 seasons and bag limits, as well as other board actions, between now and the board’s next meeting, March 27 and 28, at which time the board is scheduled to finalize seasons and bag limits for 2017-18.
Also, the board will receive at its March meeting staff recommendations for antlerless deer license allocations for each of the 23 WMUs. Deer harvest estimates for the 2016-17 seasons are expected to be available in mid-March.
Following are several articles on meeting highlights.
- Split Firearms Deer Seasons Up for March Approval
- Fall Turkey Season Changes Move Forward
- 2017-18 Seasons and Bag Limits
Read the details
http://www.media.pa.gov/Pages/Game-Commission-Details.aspx?newsid=99
Courtesy of PA Game Commission
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Pennsylvania: Second Amendment Action Day Scheduled for May 22!
On Monday, May 22, at 10:00 a.m., Second Amendment supporters, state lawmakers and pro-gun organizations will be gathering once again for the Annual Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally on the Capitol steps in Harrisburg. Please join fellow NRA members, gun owners and state lawmakers to rally against the malicious attacks on the Second Amendment made by the Obama Administration and other anti-gun federal and state lawmakers.
Don’t forget to wear red, white and blue during the event to show your patriotic support for the Second Amendment.
Issue Of Unlicensed Drivers On Game Lands Addressed
Proposed regulation would require that only licensed drivers operate vehicles on game lands.
Wildlife Conservation Officers and deputies routinely encounter unlicensed drivers operating motor vehicles on roads, in parking areas and elsewhere on game lands.
But since only police have the authority to enforce the state’s Vehicle Code, the violations only can be enforced when the appropriate police agency is available to take the case.
In instances when police can’t respond, the violations go unaddressed.
But the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners today gave preliminary approval to a regulation that will allow officers to stop unlicensed drivers from unlawfully driving on game lands.
The proposed regulation states that vehicles requiring registration under the Vehicle Code can be operated on game lands only by licensed drivers.
The measure will be brought back to the March meeting for a final vote by the board.
Courtesy Pennsylvania Game Commission
Board Reorganizes, Future Meeting Dates Scheduled
Commissioner James Daley takes over as board secretary.
At their first quarterly meeting of 2017, the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners reorganized, selecting officers to serve the board this year.
Commissioner Brian Hoover stayed on as the board’s president, Commissioner Timothy Layton remained the board’s vice president, and Commissioner James Daley took over as the board’s secretary.
The board also selected its meeting dates for the coming year.
The board will meet next at its working group meeting to be held Feb. 27 at the Harrisburg headquarters.
The board’s next quarterly meeting is scheduled to be held March 27 and 28, and the board plans to meet again on June 26 and 27 and on Sept. 25 and 26.
Courtesy Pennsylvania Game Commission
Shooting Range Rule Changes Move Ahead
Amendment package includes expanded Sunday hours at Game Commission ranges.
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners today gave preliminary approval to a package of regulatory changes regarding the use of Game Commission-owned public shooting ranges.
One change would allow shooting ranges on state game lands to be open longer – from 8 a.m. to sunset – on Sundays within the firearms deer and bear seasons.
As it is now, shooting ranges on game lands regularly are open from 8 a.m. to sunset Monday through Saturday, but regular Sunday hours are noon to sunset. On the Sundays immediately preceding the firearms deer and firearms bear seasons, however, ranges are open from 8 a.m. to sunset.
Commissioners said the proposed expansion of Sunday hours, while minor, would create a convenience for hunters who might find themselves pressed for time to adjust sights or scopes on firearms at the height of the hunting season.
Other amendments would prohibit range users from intentionally shooting at or damaging the frames and stands on which target backboards are mounted, or using a firearms in negligent disregard for the safety of others.
An amendment clarifying automatic firearms cannot be used Game Commission ranges also was passed as part of the package, and another amendment clarifies that Game Commission shooting ranges, regardless of length or size, are designated by default as rifle ranges, and may be designated as handgun-only ranges if posted as such by the commission.
The amendments will be brought back to the March meeting for a final vote.
Courtesy Pennsylvania Game Commission
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