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Pennsylvania Game Commission Reports

Pennsylvania’s Deer Management Assistance Program permit sales begin Aug. 11

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Pennsylvania’s third round of antlerless deer license sales kicks off at 8 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, which also marks the first opportunity for hunters to pick up their Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP) permits. 
This year could see increased interest for DMAP permits, each of which can be used to harvest an antlerless deer on the specific property for which the permit is issued.

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Bill allowing Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania passes, heads to governor for signature

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Legislation that would fully repeal Pennsylvania’s Sunday hunting ban recived its final supportive vote on Monday and will head to Gov. Josh Shapiro to be signed into law.
House Bill 1431, which passed the state House of Representatives June 11 then passed the state Senate last week, was brought before the House of Representatives again on Monday for a final vote on concurrence. The bill passed by a 142-61 vote.

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Pennsylvania Game Commission busts 8 poachers in Cambria County

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The  Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Southwest Region recently announced details related to a lengthy investigation involving the illegal taking of 11 white-tailed deer and one gray fox.
The offenses occurred in Cambria County between 2023-24, resulting in 35 charges among eight individuals, who all lost their hunting privileges for at least four years. The investigation began in March 2024, when a game warden conducted a license check on one of the defendants while he was fishing in Indiana County.

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Pennsylvania’s Junior Game Warden Camps offer hands-on learning

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Whether collecting forensic evidence that will bring poachers to justice, tracking down lost hikers or live-trapping black bears for research, Pennsylvania state game wardens have among the most unique, diverse and exciting careers in wildlife conservation.
This summer, youths ages 12 to 15 can experience some of it for themselves.

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Agency sets spraying plans for Pennsylvania state game lands

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In an effort to protect wildlife habitat, the Pennsylvania Game Commission plans to spray over 38,000 acres of state game lands this spring for gypsy moths.
Spraying is planned for 16 state game lands – 38,146 acres in all – and will begin as soon as leaf-out occurs and gypsy moth egg masses hatch, likely in late April and May. No spraying was to be scheduled the mornings of youth turkey season (April 26) or the opening day of spring gobbler (May 3).

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Giant bruins among those harvested in Pa. last year

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Pennsylvania has its share of giant bears. The Game Commission’s recently released 2024 bear harvest totals prove that yet again.
Consider the Venango County bear Heath Bromley, of Titusville, got with a crossbow in October. It weighed in at 597 pounds – a tremendous bear any hunter would be happy to take. And yet, it was just the 10th heaviest harvested by a Pennsylvania hunter in the 2024 seasons.

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Glen Onoko Falls exchange among land deals OK’d by Pennsylvania Game Commission

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Pennsylvania game commissioners, at their April 12 quarterly meeting, approved five land acquisitions that collectively would add more than 635 acres to state game lands.
But the board’s approval of a proposed land exchange between the Game Commission and state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources might draw even bigger interest.

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Multiple charges filed in poaching activities in Susquehanna County, Pa.

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The Pennsylvania Game Commission has charged multiple individuals, including three juveniles and three adults, in Susquehanna County following an in-depth investigation into illegal poaching activities that resulted in the unlawful killing of numerous deer and other wildlife.

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