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October 21, 2024

Deer, you, and COVID-19; what’s the connection?

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Concern about the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2, or SARS-Cov-2, pandemic has waned and doesn’t garner as much media attention as it did when it emerged. However, COVID-19 (shorthand) the virus is still present and actively mutating, creating new strains that merit watching.

Furthermore, it has been confirmed that the virus is found in white-tailed deer. This obviously presents some issues, given the frequency with which we hunters consume venison.

Deer, you, and COVID-19; what’s the connection? Read More »

No hunting in 2024 on two pheasant recovery areas in Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania hunters won’t have a chance to hunt wild pheasants in two recovery areas this season due to habitat loss.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission decided not to hold a pheasant season in the two wild pheasant recovery areas – the Central Susquehanna area in Northumberland, Montour and Columbia counties, and the Franklin area, in Franklin County.

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Use these tactics to increase the effectiveness of your deer drives

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In my formative years as a deer hunter, I probably spent more time driving deer than I did waiting for them. I’m just old enough to remember a time when treestand hunting was in its infancy, and pop-up blinds – not to mention the heated, elevated shooting houses so popular today – weren’t even a germ in their inventor’s brain.
So, yeah, when my uncles and cousins and other mentors grew tired of freezing their butts on a slab of granite or an oak stump, they got up, gathered about noon and started taking the hunt to the deer.

Use these tactics to increase the effectiveness of your deer drives Read More »

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