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Updated: Pennsylvania Game Commission tables reintroduction of American marten for second time

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For the second time in less than two years, the Pennsylvania Game Commission board delayed action on the plan to reintroduce American marten. 
During the Jan. 27 quarterly meeting, the board approved a motion to table the plan after several commissioners said they needed more time to gauge hunter sentiment and collect more information. 
The marten plan was drafted in 2022 and since then the board has voted to table moving forward with the measure on two occasions.

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Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission OKs exemption for stocking wild trout stream in Potter County

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It doesn’t happen often, but during the Jan. 22 meeting of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, an exemption was granted to allow for the continued stocking on a Class A wild trout stream in Potter County.
By an 8-2 vote, commissioners approved the stocking exemption for a section of Big Moores Run, which is south of Coudersport. The exemption covers an approximate 1-mile stretch of the stream and was requested by a private club that operates a pay-to-fish business.

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Pennsylvania Game Commission board considers bear, turkey season changes

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On the heels of the lowest bear harvest since 2007, the Pennsylvania Game Commission board was expected to approve a measure to scale back the muzzleloader portion of the season during its meeting Jan. 27.
A change included in the seasons and bag limits framework for the 2024-25 hunting reduced the October muzzleloader season for bears to three days. According to the meeting agenda, the move is designed to reduce harvest rates on female bears and promote stabilization of the population.

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Pennsylvania Game Commission returns big-game scoring session to northeast region

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Last year the Pennsylvania Game Commission held a big-game scoring session at its Northeast Regional Office for the first time in 10 years.
The amount of interest generated by the event made it clear there was no point in waiting another 10 years for the next session. On March 2, the Game Commission will hold another big-game scoring session at the region office in Dallas, and like last year, the available slots are expected to fill quickly.

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Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission’s Trout in Classroom program keeps expanding

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The Pennsylvania Trout in the Classroom program started out small in 2006 but today can be found in school districts in nearly every county.
And the growth hasn’t slowed for the 2023-24 school year. Currently, the program is being utilized in nearly half – 220 – of the 500 school districts in the state, along with 29 intermediate units.

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Pennsylvania lawmaker seeks to legalize drones for recovery of game

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A Pennsylvania legislator plans to introduce a bill to legalize the use of drones for game recovery.
The move comes a month after an undercover operation by the Pennsylvania Game Commission resulted in several charges against a Downington resident who allegedly used a drone to locate a wounded deer for a hunter.

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Tom Venesky: Crossbows a big reason for Pennsylvania’s vanishing small-game hunter numbers

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It is easy to point to declining populations as the reason why fewer people hunt for small game today. Same thing with turkeys – which, until recently, it was believed that a drastic drop in turkey numbers was to blame for the sharp decline of hunters pursuing the birds in the fall. 
There’s a reason why fewer people are hitting the hedgerows for rabbits and the mountains for turkeys, and I don’t think it has anything to do with availability of game.

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