Reducing deer numbers won’t be part of CWD pilot project
Too few landowners give permission in Bedford, Blair counties.
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Hunting big game with semiautomatic rifles a no-go
No proposal will be drawn up, no vote will be taken in near future.
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Board gives preliminary thumbs-up to hunting season changes
Modifications proposed for the 2019-20 seasons include moving the opening day of the firearms deer season to the Saturday following Thanksgiving.
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Pneumonia likely cause of upper Dauphin County deer deaths
Three deer collected for testing all had respiratory infection; pneumonia is a rare occurrence in deer and the reasons it might have cropped up in the area are unknown.
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Game Commission project targets CWD in Blair, Bedford counties
The Game Commission is implementing reduction to minimize the impact of CWD on the deer population in this specific area.
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Hefty 780-pound bruin highlights 2018 Pennsylvania hunt
State also sees 10 percent increase in black bear harvest – 1,993 compared to 1,796 in 2017 – and more bears are yet to be taken in extended seasons in many Wildlife Management Units.
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Pennsylvania bear harvest up, with a number of 600-plus-pounders to boot
One of the more intriguing bears taken was a 679-pound male shot at 5 yards with a .357 handgun.
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Nearly 100 percent bull-hunting success rate, and some big racks, highlight 2018 elk season
Harvest included some large elk – 13 bulls were estimated to weigh 700 pounds or more, with two more than 800 pounds and the heaviest estimated at 894 pounds – 7-by-8. An 806-pounder with a 10-by-7 rack also taken.
All signs pointing to banner – even record – bear harvest in Pennsylvania
With cooperative weather, particularly on opening day Nov. 17, hunters primed to overtake state’s record 4,350 bear harvest, set in 2011. And Game Commission bear biologist says Penn’s Woods hold bigger bears, too, at least 800-pounders.
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