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HARRISBURG, Pa., Oct. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With small game seasons underway and big game seasons just around the corner, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe said the agency is scheduling more basic Hunter-Trapper Education (HTE) courses for October and November so all new hunters can complete this mandatory course to be eligible to participate in the upcoming fall hunting seasons. "Time is running out for those who have not yet passed a basic...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's fall archery deer season is set to open throughout the Commonwealth, and represents the beginning of big game hunting seasons in the state, said Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe. Statewide archers can hunt antlered or antlerless deer from Oct. 1 to Nov. 12, and the late statewide archery deer season runs from Dec. 26 to Jan. 16. However, bowhunters who purchased and received antlerless deer...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission officials urge hunters and trappers to place a greater emphasis on pre-season scouting this year, as there have been a number of dramatic changes in the landscape, some of which is manmade while others are the result of nature's fury. "Annual changes in the availability of fall food sources require hunters and trappers to study how wildlife behavior and movement patterns are altered as the seasons...
Bad News: flooding at two game farms reduced allocation by nearly 31,000 pheasants and late season stockings have been eliminated; Good News: production goal for 2012 remains at 200,000 birds HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Saying there is bad news and good news for the future of pheasant hunting, Pennsylvania Game Commission officials today announced that hunters still should expect to see the agency's pheasant stocking efforts increase to 200,000 birds for the...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today advised motorists to slow down after sundown and before sunrise to reduce their risk of having a close encounter with a white-tailed deer. Deer collisions are an annual occurrence that will continue through Thanksgiving week and begin to slow down in mid-December. For the sake of public safety, the Game Commission is urging motorists to drive cautiously after dark...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After a five-day delay prompted by Tropical Storm Lee flooding that forced the closure of state offices in the Harrisburg area last week, Pennsylvania Game Commission officials today held a public drawing to award 56 elk licenses for the 2011 season. The event also was webcast via the agency's website, drew 599 viewers, and served as a means to enable more people to view the public drawing. All 56 hunters selected to receive a...
Two Game Farm tours cancelled and up to 40,000 pheasants lost or escaped due to flooding; Tours cancelled for State Game Lands in Bradford and Dauphin/Lebanon counties HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today announced the agency has rescheduled its public drawing to award 56 elk licenses for the 2011 elk hunt for 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 14, in the agency's Harrisburg headquarters, 2001 Elmerton Ave.,...
HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe said the agency's public drawing for the 2011 elk hunting licenses will be webcast beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 9. To view the drawing, a "Live Elk Drawing" icon will be posted on the agency's Web site (www.pgc.state.pa.us) for individuals to click on and watch the drawing. In order to watch the live feed, you will need to have Flash Player installed on your...
Domtar Paper Mill provides mix to fix soils HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe today said that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) continues to be an important partner on many projects to improve elk and wildlife habitat in northcentral Pennsylvania, and 2011 stands to be no different than previous years. "This year's project on State Game Land 311 will improve 42 acres where previous coal mining from...
Maryland CWD Containment Area added to list of states impacted by Pennsylvania's parts ban HARRISBURG, Pa., Aug. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With thousands of Pennsylvania hunters heading off to hunt big game in other states and Canadian provinces, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe reminds hunters that, in an effort to prevent the introduction of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) into the Commonwealth, the agency prohibits hunters from importing specific carcass...
