A multi-state study of migratory waterfowl, including Pennsylvania, has concluded some birds have contaminants in them. A study, first published Jan. 15 in Science of the Total Environment and ...

The unofficial start to Pennsylvania’s 2025-26 hunting season arrived Sept. 1, when dove season and the early Canada goose season opened. It’s the unofficial start because, technically, the season ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is taking public comment and live-streaming a question-and-answer meeting in March regarding proposed 2025-26 migratory game bird hunting regulations. Changes to ...

The Labor Day weekend usually marks the unofficial end of most summer activities. While summer doesn’t officially end for another three weeks, you would only have to look around the sports section ...

A Berks County police officer faces criminal charges for accidentally shooting a fellow hunter while hunting Canada geese last fall, according to authorities and multiple published reports. David ...

While it’s challenging for some animals and birds to live several years in the wild, Canada geese find ways to live 16 years or longer. The Pennsylvania Game Commission documented four geese across ...

The study examined various duck and goose species and found PCBs, OCPs, and PFAS in all samples. While the contaminants pose limited risks to humans, hunters are advised to be aware of the findings.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission documented four Canada geese at least 16 years old this summer. The agency bands about 2,000 geese annually during their molting phase in June and early July. Banding ...