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‘Nancy’s Vision’ charity youth turkey hunt is entering 5th year in Pennsylvania

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Five years ago when Jeff Wallis and Charlie Dix started a youth gobbler hunt in northeastern Pennsylvania, they didn’t know how much of a difference it would make.
Nancy’s Vision Youth Turkey Hunt was created in 2021 to honor Wallis’ late wife, Nancy Rucker-Wallis, who passed away unexpectedly in 2020. Organizing the youth hunt was a way for Wallis to deal with the loss and also introduce kids to the sport he loves.

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Pennsylvania bill would lift shotgun plug requirement for snow geese

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Legislators will soon consider a bill aimed at lifting the plugging requirement for shotguns during the snow goose conservation season, bringing Pennsylvania in line with federal regulations.
During a March 25 House Game and Fisheries Committee meeting, unanimous approval was given to a bill authored by state Rep. Thomas Mehaffie, R-Dauphin County, to remove the plugging requirement limiting capacity to two shells in the magazine for shotguns during the snow goose conservation season.

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Pennsylvania Rep. Dave Maloney wants hearing on harassment claims at game agency

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A state legislator is continuing his effort to bring alleged harassment allegations made by former employees against the Pennsylvania Game Commission to the table.
State Rep. Dave Maloney, R-Berks County, who also serves as the Republican chair of the House Game and Fisheries Committee, sent a letter addressed to his fellow committee members requesting a hearing to discuss the matter.

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Tom Venesky: Concern over appointment process for Pennsylvania Game, Fish & Boat commissioners

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The appointment process for members of the Pennsylvania Game Commission and Fish & Boat has the potential to, one day, be a disaster for hunters and anglers.
But it can all be avoided. The current process is dictated by politics.

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Dave Maloney, Pa. lawmaker vocal on hunting, fishing issues, opting to leave ‘corruption of politics’

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A state legislator who has long been vocal on hunting and fishing issues and who has been a thorn in the side of the Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed he will not seek re-election at the end of this year.
Berks County Republican Dave Maloney, who has served in the House since 2010 and was the minority chair of the Game and Fisheries Committee, said his decision not to run for a ninth term was based on his desire to leave a “corrupt” political system.

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Two tainted Pennsylvania creeks taken off trout-stocking list

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The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission removed two streams from its trout stocking list after high levels of a “forever chemical” were found in sampled fish tissue.
On Feb. 27, the agency said trout stocking will discontinue in Briar Creek in Columbia County and Middle Spring Creek in Cumberland and Franklin counties.

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Tom Venesky: Habitat highlights late season rabbit hunt in Pennsylvania

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Not everything struggles in the snow and cold.
After the rifle deer season ends in Pennsylvania, my shift turns to rabbit hunting with my beagles. For a few weeks, however, deep snow and frigid temperatures put a temporary halt on running the dogs, so my outdoor activity was relegated to walking across the white expanse with snowshoes instead. But while we waited – me and the dogs – for conditions to improve, I wondered how the rabbits would fare in the harsh winter conditions.

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Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is monitoring ‘forever chemicals’ at hatchery

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The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is monitoring the fish produced at its state hatcheries for levels of forever chemicals, and the matter has caught the attention of state lawmakers.
During the Feb. 4 House Game and Fisheries Committee meeting with the agency’s Executive Director Tim Schaeffer, Rep. Dave Maloney, R-Berks, asked about the situation at the Benner Spring hatchery.
“I understand that there’s a tremendous concern, at least out at one of the hatcheries, with forever chemicals,” said Maloney.

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