Image via Wikipedia HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Game Commission today reported that hunters harvested an estimated 308,920 deer in the state’s 2009-10 seasons, which is an eight percent decline from the previous seasons’ harvest of 335,850. Hunters took 108,330 antlered deer in the 2009-10 seasons, down 11 percent from the previous license year’s harvest of [...]
Image via Wikipedia HARRISBURG – With the junior spring gobbler season set for April 24, and the general spring gobbler season opening on May 1, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe is reminding all first-time license buyers to make plans to attend a Hunter-Trapper Education (HTE) course now. To register for a course [...]
Image via Wikipedia HARRISBURG – Landowners seeking to plant trees beneficial to wildlife are encouraged to order seedlings being offered by the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Howard Nursery, which is accepting orders until April 27. Order forms and information are available on the agency’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us) by clicking on the “General Store” in the menu bar [...]
Image via Wikipedia HARRISBURG – Interested in finding something new and different to try this winter? Coyote hunting may be just what you’re looking for, according to the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Coyotes are now found in all 67 counties of Pennsylvania. “Calling a coyote into shotgun range is one of the most incredible experiences I’ve [...]
Image via Wikipedia HARRISBURG — Sportsmen’s organizations with approved propagation facilities can augment local ring-necked pheasant stockings and increase localized recreational hunting opportunities by raising day‑old pheasant chicks supplied free-of-charge by the Pennsylvania Game Commission. Applications to participate can be downloaded from the agency’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), by clicking on “Self Help,” then “Forms & Programs” [...]
