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Bill that will eliminate antler point restrictions for seniors in Pennsylvania passes hearing

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Senior hunters in Pennsylvania may soon join their junior counterparts when it comes to antler restrictions.
A new bill (House Bill 493) introduced by state Rep. David Maloney, R-Berks, would remove antler restrictions for those hunters ages 65 and older. Currently, only junior hunters, mentored youth, disabled hunters with a permit to use a vehicle and resident active-duty military personnel are exempt from the restriction.

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Pennsylvania Game Commission board slows plan to reintroduce marten

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The Pennsylvania Game Commission board voted to delay the next step of the American Marten Reintroduction Plan while a survey on public opinion is completed. 
During the board’s July 8 quarterly meeting, commissioners were expected to vote on a proposal to make the reintroduction plan available for public review.  However, board President Kristen Schnepp-Giger said a public opinion survey being conducted by the Virginia-based Responsive Management is expected to be completed in the coming months.

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Coyotes are becoming a bit too bold around the farm

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Of all the canine furbearers, I get why some people mistake a coyote for a domestic dog. 
Depending on the pelt coloration, and even vocalizations, domestic dogs and coyotes have some similarities. Behavior, however, shouldn’t be a common bond. Around our farm, coyotes have been a common sight for years. They howl from the fields at night – something I used to consider a neat serenade but now is more of a raucous annoyance.

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New disease now threatening Pennsylvania’s beech trees

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A new disease impacting beech trees has spread across Pennsylvania, and foresters believe it could be potentially devastating. 
Beech leaf disease was first detected in Ohio in 2012 and appeared in the northwest corner of Pennsylvania – in Erie and Crawford counties – in 2016. Since then, the disease has been found in every county, most recently in Washington and Greene counties.

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Bill to give Pennsylvania Game Commission ability to set its own license fees

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The Pennsylvania Game Commission could be on the verge of gaining the ability to set its own hunting license fees, similar to authority already given to the Fish & Boat Commission.
On June 21, state Rep. Thomas Mehaffie III, R-Dauphin, introduced House Bill 1440, which allows the Game Commission to change license classifications and set fees. As with the authority already given to the Fish & Boat Commission by the Legislature, the House and Senate Game and Fisheries committees would review any changes before they would be implemented.

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Smoke, drought create bizarre spring landscape in Pennsylvania

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The outdoors can be a harsh place.
Winter is the season when the natural landscape often takes a cruel turn, defined by frozen ground, frigid temperatures and chilling winds. The dull, barren winter landscape leaves little room for optimism, but eventually hope returns in the spring.
Sometimes, however, even the spring can be a bit merciless. According to Andrew Di Salvo, wildlife veterinarian for the Pennsylvania Game Commission, wildlife, like humans, are directly impacted by air quality.

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Maloney slams Pennsylvania Game Commission’s attendance at NWTF ‘Pub Crawl’

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Events and expenses regarding a trip by approximately 30 Pennsylvania Game Commission staff, and three commissioners, to a convention in Nashville, is again being called into question by a state legislator.
In February, 33 Game Commission personnel attended the National Wild Turkey Federation Convention and Sport Show, which was held Feb. 15-19 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville.

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Pennsylvania poaching spree biggest case for PGC in last decade

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A poaching spree involving three adults and three juveniles resulted in the largest case for the Pennsylvania Game Commission in the last decade. 
According to the agency, a group of six individuals in Franklin County admitted to shooting between 100 and 200 deer over a six-month period, from August 2022 to January 2023. 
Most of the deer were left to rot in the southern part of the county, from Waynesboro into Little Cove, where the poaching took place.

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