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Bad start for new doe license system

By Walt Young For the Mirror Back in April when I reported on the new system that had just been approved for the application and sale of antlerless deer licenses, I saw some possible glitches in the process. I refrained from commenting on them at the time because doing away with the mail-in applications to county treasurer offices was long overdue. And hopefully, those potential problems wouldn’t come to pass or only be minimal anyway. Hunting licenses are valid from July 1-June 30 of the following year. Under the previous system, new hunting licenses went on sale on the ...

Sports at a glance

Badgers LB suspended MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin linebacker Jordan Turner, the Badgers’ second-leading tackler last season, has been suspended from the team for a violation of the athletic department’s discipline policy. Athletic director Chris McIntosh announced Turner’s suspension Friday. The school didn’t offer additional details or specifics, noting federal law prohibits it from disclosing information regarding disciplinary actions toward a student. But Turner said via Twitter that “earlier this week, I was cited with an OWI first offense along with additional traffic ...

Reflections on 50 years of fly-fishing

By Walt Young For the Mirror A couple of weeks ago, I spent a few hours talking about fly-fishing with some young friends. These guys are in their mid to late twenties and are quite knowledgeable and enthusiastic about their favorite sport. Having started fly-fishing and fly tying back in 1964, I enjoy talking shop with the younger generation about their perspective on the state of the art. When I was their age, fly-fishing was as much a religion as it was recreation for me. Driven to be the best I could be with a fly rod, I began collecting and studying the best books on ...

Roaring Spring man on professional level

Qualifying for the Major League Fishing organization’s Bass Pro Tour has been a lifelong goal for Roaring Spring resident Ken Thompson. It’s a goal that he has taken a major step toward achieving this year. Thompson, 35, has now qualified for the MLF Tackle Warehouse Invitationals in ...

Big fish caught in Lancaster County

Last week, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced the certification of a new state record flathead catfish. Michael Wherley of Fayetteville, Franklin County, caught the fish from the Susquehanna River in Lancaster County on May 14 using a live rainbow trout for bait. After boating the monster catfish, Wherley and his companion immediately took the fish to a nearby tackle store to have it weighed on a certified scale. PFBC Waterways Conservation Officer Jeff Schmidt was present at the weigh in to verify the species and the certified weight of the fish, both necessary ...

Scholastic clay shoot this Sunday

From Mirror reports ELYSBURG — High school athletes and teams representing schools from across the state — including Cambria Heights, Central Cambria, Penn Cambria and Portage — are scheduled to participate at 2023 Pennsylvania State High School Clay Target League State Tournament on Sunday. The PASHSCTL Trap Shooting State Tournament will be held at the Pennsylvania State Shotgunning Association in Elysburg, featuring 540 athletes from 32 high school teams. More than 1,000 student athletes representing 44 high school teams across the state participated in the PASHSCTL this ...