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According to Wildlife Conservation Officers Richard Joyce and Randy Crago, the deer population in Washington and Greene counties rebounded from the EHD outbreak of two years ago and should cap off what should be a very good fall hunting season in the southwest corner of the state.

And deer aren't the only animals present in great abundance. Both WCOs have found excellent rabbit, squirrel and turkey populations, as well as coyotes for those who choose to hunt that elusive predator.

Those wishing to hunt waterfowl in the area might also be surprised by good numbers of geese, which both WCOs report are increasing. Crago said local hunters might want to focus on the Carmichaels, Rices Landing and Clarksville areas.

Crago also reports more nuisance bear complaints than any other year since he's been in Greene County, though it would still be somewhat difficult to do any serious bear hunting in this area of the state.

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According to Joyce, State Game Lands 232, 245 and 297 in Washington County are well stocked with pheasant and also have some birds left from last year.

Crago reports that State Game Lands 223 will be the best place to find pheasant in Greene County.

n Just four Wildlife Management Units in Pennsylvania have doe licenses remaining, including WMUs 2-A and 2-B, which include all of Washington and Greene counties.

WMU 2-A, which takes in all of Greene and most of Washington County, had 10,141 licenses remaining as of Friday.

WMU 2-B, which includes the northeast corner of Washington County, had 29,275 remaining licenses as of Friday.

The only other two WMUs with licenses remaining are 5-C and 5-D, which encompass the Philadelphia area.

n The steelhead runs in the Lake Erie tributaries have begun in earnest, with reports of fish making their way up as far as Route 5.

Rains this week should allow even more fish to push their way into the tributaries.

n The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission began fall trout stockings at the beginning of October, with Millers Run receiving fish Oct. 1, and Dutch Fork Creek, Canonsburg Lake and Little Chartiers Creek being stocked Oct. 5.

Dunlap Creek Lake, located just off Route 40 east of Brownsville, was also stocked this week.

The commission has not yet released its winter stocking schedule.

Outdoors Editor F. Dale Lolley can be reached at dlolley@observer-reporter.com

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