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Pennsylvania Game Commission’s elk check station collects valuable data

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Pennsylvania’s elk hunting season is split into three parts. The archery and general seasons are closed. Within the framework of the archery season, hunters harvested 14 bulls and seven cows. In the general season, 27 bulls were harvested along with 19 cows for a combined total of 67 elk.
The total tag allotment for the 2024 season is for 140 elk split over three separate seasons – archery, general and the late season.

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Pennsylvania Game Commission shooting ranges are being renovated

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Across Pennsylvania, on state game lands,  the Game Commission has established shooting ranges, many of which have begun to receive a number of updates and improvements. 
Todd Holmes, the agency’s shooting sports coordinator, explained the importance of the commission’s shooting range program.

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Pontoon boat tour an enjoyable way to see Pennsylvania’s Sinnemahoning State Park

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It’s fun exploring. Backwoods roads, hiking trails or canoeing a waterway provides access to the natural world.
However, if you’re looking to explore nature from a different perspective, consider stepping aboard a pontoon boat and taking a cruise at Sinnemahoning State Park. The park is situated in Cameron and Potter counties in Pennsylvania.

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Technology makes Pennsylvania’s elk center education available for a wide audience

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The Keystone Elk Country Visitor Center, which opened in 2010, has two classrooms that provide an ideal setting to host on-site conservation education programs that have been widely praised.
As part of the center’s educational outreach, school teachers are provided the opportunity to schedule a field trip for their classes to the center. Those experiences have been well received. However, many students are not able to physically visit the elk center due to costs and distance.

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Pennsylvania Pheasants Forever chapter holds largest veterans hunt in U.S.

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Building on success! That has been the goal for the North Central Pennsylvania Chapter of Pheasants Forever Chapter 630.
The chapter’s focus has been to conserve wildlife through habitat improvement projects. Also, the members will promote public access, along with educating hunters and nonhunters alike to further the conservation principles set forth from its affiliation with Pheasants Forever.

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Cherry Springs State Park is the place to see the stars in Pennsylvania

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Seems like many Pennsylvanians may be in the dark when it comes to the best place in the state to enjoy the night life.
If you haven’t yet, you owe it to yourself to experience the dark skies and bright stars at Cherry Springs State Park on state Route 44 in Potter County. Located within the PA Wilds, at 2,300 feet above sea level, Cherry Springs State Park is the Keystone State’s only certified Dark Sky Area.

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