Hunting
Hunters in Pennsylvania CWD areas could have more options among processors, taxidermists
During the Jan. 28 quarterly meeting, the Pennsylvania Game Commission board granted preliminary approval for a measure that would allow hunters to take harvested deer out of a disease management area or CWD established area
Pa. Game Commission backs regs for urine-based deer attractants
No talk of banning them at recent meeting of agency.
Pennsylvania takes a new approach to managing turkeys
The belief that turkey populations were in decline in parts of Pennsylvania wasn’t entirely accurate, and the population in terms of long-term trends is actually doing better than previously thought, according to the Pennsylvania Game
Mentored deer hunt in Wisconsin resumes after two-year absence
“The Joe,” a mentored learn-to-hunt deer outing sponsored by Kids And Mentors Outdoors (KAMO), resumed Dec. 9-11, 2022, after a two-year absence due to COVID-19 concerns.
Listen to what turkeys are saying to become a better hunter
Turkey hunters are pretty good at talking like a turkey, but not so much at listening. This trait can lead to false hopes and unfilled tags when keen listening could be the key to dropping
Replacing daughter’s deer stand brings back fond memories
I built my daughter Deanne’s deer stand in 1994, the year she turned 13. It finally gave up the ghost this past fall, after 28 years of hard use.
Camp records show she’s shot
Pennsylvania deer harvest ranks high nationally once again
The National Deer Association recently issued its Deer Report 2023, and Pennsylvania ranked high in a number of important categories. It was based on 2021 deer harvest reports.
In the report, Pennsylvania ranked fourth
Michigan man who cut straps on fellow hunter’s treestand pleads guilty in harassment case
Thomas Steele III, 23, of Chelsea, is serving a 60-day sentence in the Marquette County Jail after pleading guilty to intentionally sabotaging a hunter’s treestand.
Case includes ongoing harassment of a hunter on public
