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July 16, 2023

Pennsylvania Game Commission board slows plan to reintroduce marten

The Pennsylvania Game Commission board voted to delay the next step of the American Marten Reintroduction Plan while a survey on public opinion is completed. 
During the board’s July 8 quarterly meeting, commissioners were expected to vote on a proposal to make the reintroduction plan available for public review.  However, board President Kristen Schnepp-Giger said a public opinion survey being conducted by the Virginia-based Responsive Management is expected to be completed in the coming months.

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Make the most of your early goose, teal, dove seasons this fall

Mourning dove seasons and early teal and goose seasons offer some of the first fall hunting opportunities across many of the Great Lakes states. Not all states offer all three seasons, but most states do list one or more on their fall calendars.
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, and Ohio offer seasons for all three, while Michigan hunters enjoy an early teal and early goose season. Mourning doves have yet to be recognized as a game bird in Michigan. Pennsylvania and New York were still setting season dates as of this writing.

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Thirsty bucks: how scouting water sources can pay off this fall

There are three constants in any buck’s life. The first is security, and merely staying alive from day to day. The second is food, which plays into many different hunting strategies. The third is his need to hydrate. This one is important and is probably the most under-exploited aspect of whitetail life that you can use against them.
Here is the key to tagging a thirsty buck, and the process starts now.

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