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November 22, 2023

Pennsylvania’s early season bear harvest is behind prior years

Four years have passed since Pennsylvania recorded a record bear harvest of 4,653 in 2019, and early reports from this year make it unlikely the 2023 harvest will challenge the milestone.
Although the four-day statewide season opened on Nov. 18, the early season harvest was lagging behind previous years. According to preliminary numbers (as of Nov. 12), hunters harvested 1,201 bears in the early archery, muzzleloader and special firearms seasons combined.

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Ohio bowhunters off to fast start through early November

Ohio’s archery hunters have registered 51,360 white-tailed deer through Sunday, Nov. 5, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The average bow harvest through the first weekend of November over the past three years is 50,939 deer. Through the first seven weekends of 2022, hunters checked 48,577 deer.

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New consent decree in Michigan is facing legal challenges

U.S. District Judge Paul Maloney’s order for a new tribal fishing decree is now in effect, says Michigan DNR Tribal Fisheries Coordinator David Caroffino, despite two parties filing appeals to the U.S. Circuit Court in Cincinnati.
Neither of the parties asked for a temporary restraining order, Caroffino said, meaning Maloney’s ruling stands.

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