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As part of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s Honor Guard, I have had the opportunity to participate in ceremonies and observances across Pennsylvania. My proudest moment came during a recent detail held at the Pennsylvania State University in State College. With my brother officers from the Pennsylvania Game Commission, we presented a plaque to the university commemorating fallen officer WCO David L. Grove and the scholarship fund for wildlife management studies bearing his name. WCO Grove dedicated his life to the protection and management of our natural resources, and his name will carry on at his alma mater as young minds study and embrace the wildlife he held so dear.—WCO David A. Hurst, Cumberland County.
illustration-Matthew Higgins

A true honor

While I was reviewing tickets that I issued this year, I called folks who failed to take care of their tickets and notified them that I had an arrest warrant and would be seeing them soon. It occurred to me on this night, before the General Election, that they would rather be getting one of the campaign calls everyone else was complaining about rather than hearing from me.—WCO John R. Cummings, Northern Luzerne and Northern Columbia counties.

Campaign call

While inspecting boats for safety equipment over the years, I have heard many excuses as to why someone did not have a life jacket onboard their boat. The most common excuse is probably “I know how to swim” or “I’m a good swimmer.” This past summer, DWCO Dave Wetsell and I were patrolling Woodcock Creek Lake, Crawford County, when I heard an excuse that I had never heard before. The person used this excuse, “I’m a senior citizen and being such, I didn’t know I would need one. I walk across the dam at Woodcock Creek Lake each day and know the park rangers.” However, none of these excuses got him off the hook.—WCO Terry J. Crecraft, Eastern Crawford and Warren counties.

Sorry, no senior discount

today?” One angler immediately commented, “Not with the fish, but we did catch a deer.” Both WCO Quarracino and I looked at each other puzzled at the unexpected response. The two anglers further explained that while methodically casting the shoreline, they heard an unusual, repeated high-pitched squeal emanating from a steeply sloped rock outcropping adjacent to the water. Upon investigating, they discovered a newly born whitetail fawn stranded on a ledge at the water’s edge. Fearing that the deer would be unable to relocate by itself and possibly drown, the two anglers picked up the bleating fawn and transported it within their boat several hundred yards up-lake to an area where the

WCO David L. Grove This portrait is available for purchase at www.pawco.org. Proceeds benefit the WCO David L. Grove Scholarship Fund.

While patrolling Raystown Lake with WCO Anthony Quarracino, we made contact with two anglers bass fishing near the southern end of the lake. While approaching their vessel, WCO Quarracino inquired, “Are you gentlemen having any luck

Fishing for deer?

forested shoreline was more gradual. Upon releasing the fawn, it ambled into the thick vegetation where both men believed they soon heard a second deer. Hopefully, a successful family reunion took place with the mother whitetail deer locating her wayward bleating youngster.—Alan D. Robinson, Southcentral Region Assistant Regional Supervisor.

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013

Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013
Straight Talk
Table of Contents
Secrets of Solid Fishing for Crappies
Tying the Scud
Your Fishing Field Guide
Transitioning to Fly Fishing
Mercer and Venango Counties on Ice
Tip-up Fishing for Pike and Pickerel
Make Your Own Rabbit Hair Jig
Not Working, Try Something Different
Notes from the Stream
Lively Larvae
Commission Fish Stocking Volunteers: A History of Dedication
Take Your Ice Shanty to the Next Level
10 Tips for Safe Ice Fishing
Ice Safety Thickness Chart
Homegrown Fishing Lures
Reflecting on the Water
Impacts of Fishing Line and Other Litter
Ohio River Sauger and Walleye
Winter PLAY Newsletter
Finding the Right Powerboat
Pennsylvania’s Not-so-bland Blanding’s Turtle
Deputy Waterways Conservation Officer Graduation
Currents
Angler’s Notebook
Fishin’ from the Kitchen
Cast & Caught
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - CT1
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - CT2
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Straight Talk
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 3
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 4
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Table of Contents
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Secrets of Solid Fishing for Crappies
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 7
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 8
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Tying the Scud
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Your Fishing Field Guide
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 11
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Transitioning to Fly Fishing
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 13
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Mercer and Venango Counties on Ice
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 15
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 16
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Tip-up Fishing for Pike and Pickerel
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 18
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 19
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Make Your Own Rabbit Hair Jig
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 21
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Not Working, Try Something Different
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 23
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Notes from the Stream
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 25
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Lively Larvae
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 27
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Commission Fish Stocking Volunteers: A History of Dedication
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 29
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Take Your Ice Shanty to the Next Level
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 31
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 10 Tips for Safe Ice Fishing
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 33
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Ice Safety Thickness Chart
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Homegrown Fishing Lures
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 36
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 37
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Reflecting on the Water
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Impacts of Fishing Line and Other Litter
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 40
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 41
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Ohio River Sauger and Walleye
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 43
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 44
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Winter PLAY Newsletter
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 46
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 47
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 48
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 49
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 50
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 51
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Finding the Right Powerboat
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 53
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Pennsylvania’s Not-so-bland Blanding’s Turtle
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 55
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Deputy Waterways Conservation Officer Graduation
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Currents
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 58
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 59
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 60
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 61
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - 62
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Fishin’ from the Kitchen
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - Cast & Caught
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Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2013 - CT4
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