Legislators who hunt and fish are hard to come by, and the state House will soon lose a member who brought his love of the […] Read More
Category: Hunting
“I just couldn’t understand why we’re recruiting more hunters. I talk to hunters across the country and overcrowding on public lands is a major issue,” he said. “The truth is, there are a lot of hunters out there that don’t want to see more hunters, especially if we don’t have the space on public lands to accommodate it.”
In less than two weeks after the ads were published, Santucci said he and Davila received more than 1,000 emails and calls from hunters against the Saturday opener, and it hasn’t slowed down.
When the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Operation Game Thief program was rolled out in 2015, the response was dramatic. Within the first three weeks, more than […] Read More
When it comes to programs designed to aid landowners to improve wildlife habitat, the money and assistance are readily available, but the interest has been […] Read More
Years ago a commissioner on the Pennsylvania Game Commission board casually inquired during a meeting about the possibility, or feasibility, of pushing for a limited […] Read More
“It’s been getting busier every year and this archery season, during a 10-day stretch during the rut, I was getting 30 calls a day.”
In the field, the experience is real as each hunter is paired with a mentor and assigned a ground blind placed in an area of the refuge where deer activity is high.
While Newton is convinced the test will enable deer farmers to “breed away” from CWD, he believes the same approach can be conducted in the wild.
Do we really need to aid a predator whose population is already on the rise? And if so, what’s the benefit?
