Tom Venesky

A recent measure approved by the Pennsylvania Game Commission board trashes the seriousness of chronic wasting disease.
For years, we’ve been told that moving high-risk parts — spine, brain, lymph nodes (which are located in the neck), etc. — out of a disease area poses a serious risk of spreading CWD into new areas.

With all the talk recently about antiquated laws and regulations, one of the most obvious is often overlooked.
For some reason, harvested deer in Pennsylvania can only be tagged in the ear and nowhere else. It’s been that way for a long time, and it’s a requirement that hunters grumble about often. Personally, I really don’t like the idea of slicing the ear to tag a deer.