My children and their friends spotted some strange insects at Audubon the other day. They were dark steely blue, shining in the grass. Their bulbous round abdomens looked awkward compared to their skinny heads and thoraxes. These beetles crawled in an ungainly fashion through the grass, looking ...
With a rare mosquito-transmitted virus documented in Pennsylvania this year, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is encouraging hunters and others who spend time outdoors to take precautions against mosquito bites and report to the agency any dead or strange-acting wild animals they believe to ...
After two years of public input, the Penn’s Parks for All preliminary report has been released. The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources released the report, part of a strategic planning process, on Friday. “Thousands commented on what they like, dislike, and ...
The Allegheny National Forest will have map specialists available at the Deer Season Kick-Off to help hunters learn how to make their own hunting maps. The Kinzua Quality Deer Cooperative (KQDC) is sponsoring this training for hunters. Map specialists will show hunters how to utilize the ...
Permits that hunters can use to take additional antlerless deer within areas of Pennsylvania affected by Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) remain available, though permits for some locations nearly are sold out. When CWD is detected in Pennsylvania in captive or free-ranging deer, the ...
WASHINGTON, DC — The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation on Oct. 17 hosted Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus members, other federal policymakers, state agency representatives, leaders of both the wild deer community and deer farmers, and leaders of the broader sportsmen’s conservation ...