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Deer audit may be done by fall

State College, Pa. – If some hunters are expecting the audit of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s deer-management program to provide an exact count of the state’s deer, they are going to be disappointed, warns the

Parks targeted to close revealed

Editor Harrisburg – A list of 50 state parks that may close as a result of cuts contained in the $27.3 billion budget bill recently approved by the Senate was unveiled by the Department of

Wildlife restitution is back in poaching bill

Harrisburg – As state lawmakers continue wrestling with House Bill 97 – the anti-poaching measure – it appears restitution for illegally-killed game will stand, after all. But amendments may be added to soften penalties for

Senate’s budget to close 35 parks

Harrisburg, Pa. – The millions of visitors who flock to Pennsylvania’s state parks and forests to relax and experience nature’s beauty would have fewer opportunities to do so under a budget plan that passed the

NRA shoots holes in poaching bill

Harrisburg – The National Rifle Association spent recent weeks shooting holes in House Bill 97 – a legislative measure aimed at cracking down on wildlife poachers – claiming it treats unintentional violators like hardened criminals.

PGC biologists concerned about spike in elk mortality

Harrisburg – Despite hearing agency biologists’ concerns about an increase in elk mortality at their April meeting, Pennsyl-vania Game commissioners stood by their vote taken in January to offer 14 more elk-hunting permits for this

At last, deer audit slated

Harrisburg – The long-awaited independent audit of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s deer-management program has finally been arranged. A $90,215 contract for the investigation has been awarded to Wildlife Management Institute of Washington, D.C.

Commissioner: Let’s back up on crossbows in bow season

Harrisburg – Just when you thought the crossbows-in-archery-season blaze had finally died down, gasoline was abruptly thrown on the fire. As expected, Pennsylvania game commissioners, at their April meeting, gave final approval to a minor

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