http://www.post-gazette.com/ 2013-06-16T00:16:09-04:00 Copyright (c) 2013 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/pennsylvania-game-land-shooting-suggestion-rebuked-by-state-game-commission-691872/ 2013-06-16T00:14:54-04:00 John Hayes jhayes@post-gazette.com 2013-06-16T00:00:00-04:00

The commission's range rules are not conducive to common recreational shooting practices and seem designed for sighting-in use by hunters.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/your-fish-photos-monster-flathead-691846/ 2013-06-16T00:09:00-04:00 2013-06-16T00:00:00-04:00

You can share your fishing photos at www.post-gazette.com/fishphotos.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/measures-taken-to-reduce-invasive-sea-lampreys-great-lakes-population-691842/ 2013-06-16T00:08:06-04:00 2013-06-16T00:00:00-04:00

Sea lampreys prefer to feed on lake trout, steelhead, whitefish and burbot and are believed to be impacting populations of those species.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/neighborhoods-city/riders-hit-trail-as-last-link-in-great-allegheny-passage-opens-691792/ 2013-06-15T12:05:25-04:00 2013-06-15T10:54:00-04:00

More than 1,000 people on bicycles gathered at Sandcastle Waterpark this morning to celebrate the completion of the last mile of the trail.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/district-fishing-report-61413-691692/ 2013-06-14T14:32:24-04:00 2013-06-14T14:28:00-04:00

A roundup of what's biting on the region's waterways.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/cool-spring-hasnt-chilled-prospects-for-big-bass-690974/ 2013-06-09T00:19:33-04:00 John Hayes jhayes@post-gazette.com 2013-06-09T00:00:00-04:00

In lakes and rivers throughout the region, smallmouth, largemouth and spotted bass are biologically right on time.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/your-fish-photos-caught-and-released-690937/ 2013-06-09T00:10:32-04:00 2013-06-09T00:00:00-04:00

Fifth grader Kira Paredes of Clairton shows off her catch May 29 at Peters Run in Jefferson Hills.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/outdoors-notebook-public-shooting-range-fine-sparks-debate-690930/ 2013-06-09T00:08:28-04:00 2013-06-09T00:00:00-04:00

Online gun forums in Pa. are all a-quiver over the news a Pittsburgh man was fined $1,100 for using a state shooting range without a permit.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/district-fishing-report-6713-690701/ 2013-06-07T00:07:08-04:00 2013-06-07T00:00:00-04:00

The Post-Gazette will offer a free Family Fishing Tent hosted by outdoors editor John Hayes on Saturday at Moraine State Park.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/private-landowners-conference-addresses-need-for-better-land-management-690069/ 2013-06-02T00:23:49-04:00 2013-06-02T00:00:00-04:00

The first landowners conference addressed the need for landowners to work together to gain better knowledge of how to manage their land.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/outdoors-notebook-predator-stockings-to-improve-wilhelm-shad-problem-690055/ 2013-06-02T00:20:03-04:00 2013-06-02T00:00:00-04:00

The shad now constitute a huge percentage of the Lake Wilhelm's biomass.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/bluegill-is-easy-catch-for-beginners-tasty-meal-for-veterans-690017/ 2013-06-02T00:09:19-04:00 John Hayes jhayes@post-gazette.com 2013-06-02T00:00:00-04:00

Native to Pennsylvania's western waters, easy to catch and great on the plate, the bluegill is the state's most abundant game fish.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/seeing-is-believing-in-annual-post-gazette-trout-photo-contest-689169/ 2013-05-26T00:17:47-04:00 John Hayes jhayes@post-gazette.com 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

Big bruisers, state-stocked trophies and lots of happy kids were evident in this year's Post-Gazette Trout Photo Contest.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/outdoors-notebook-pennsylvania-game-fish-boat-commissions-merger-opposed-689156/ 2013-05-26T00:14:28-04:00 2013-05-26T00:00:00-04:00

House and Senate Game and Fisheries committees have suggested merging the two commissions as a way for the commonwealth to save money.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/district-fishing-report-52413-688930/ 2013-05-24T00:11:33-04:00 2013-05-24T00:00:00-04:00

A roundup of what's biting on the region's waterways.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/outdoors-notebook-no-license-needed-on-fish-for-free-days-688271/ 2013-05-19T00:26:47-04:00 2013-05-19T00:00:00-04:00

On Memorial Day (May 27) and Independence Day (July 4), no fishing license is required of resident and non-resident anglers in Pennsylvania.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/your-fish-photos-love-at-first-bite-688255/ 2013-05-19T00:22:48-04:00 2013-05-19T00:00:00-04:00

Enter your trout photos in the Post-Gazette's annual Trout Photo Contest.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/hunting-little-risk-to-population-in-late-day-gobbler-hunts-688187/ 2013-05-19T00:05:12-04:00 2013-05-19T00:00:00-04:00

An emerging theory says the number of afternoon hunters during spring gobbler season is so low that few hens are being pushed off the nests.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/spider-rigging-can-be-successful-as-black-crappies-enter-the-pre-spawn-688186/ 2013-05-19T00:05:09-04:00 John Hayes jhayes@post-gazette.com 2013-05-19T00:00:00-04:00

The southern end of Pymatuning Reservoir, in Crawford County has become prime crappie spawning waters in the spring.

http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/sports/hunting-fishing/district-fishing-report-51713-688022/ 2013-05-17T15:27:47-04:00 2013-05-17T15:27:00-04:00

A rundown of what's biting on the region's waterways ...