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PA Turkey Hunting Season Opens Oct.3

Image via Wikipedia The Pennsylvania Game Commission is expecting hunters to encounter a sizeable wild turkey population when they head afield for the opening day of wild turkey season on Oct. 31. And, because of the abundant acorn crop this year, finding birds this fall may be more difficult than it was last year. “Wild [...]

Online Tree Stand Safety Course

Image by SugarCreekPhoto via Flickr As treestand use is a popular part of archery deer seasons, as well as other deer seasons, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is offering hunters the opportunity to take a free, voluntary online treestand safety course. To take the course, go to the agency’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), click on “Education” in the [...]

PA Online Harvest Reporting

Image via Wikipedia Those participating in the state’s archery deer seasons will be the first to be able to file their harvest reports through the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s new online system. To report a deer harvest online, go to the Game Commission’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), click on the blue box in the upper right-hand corner of [...]

Pennsylvania Archery Hunting Seasons

Image via Wikipedia HARRISBURG – With Pennsylvania’s fall archery deer seasons set to open, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe reminded those participating in the season that they may choose to use a crossbow during all archery deer seasons, as well as the archery bear season. “As it stands for the 2009-10 seasons, [...]

Ohio Deer Archery Season Opens Sept. 26

Image via Wikipedia COLUMBUS, OH – Approximately 300,000 bowhunters, representing more than half of all Ohioans who hunt deer, are expected to participate in the statewide archery deer hunting season that opens September 26, according to experts with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. During last year’s four-month archery season, bowhunters [...]