“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.
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
To stray from merit when it comes to filling vacant board seats can damage our game and fish agencies unlike anything else.
Do we really need to aid a predator whose population is already on the rise? And if so, what’s the benefit?
If the agency wants to reduce the number of hens harvested in the fall, there’s no need to cut the season length or prohibit rifles.
Trappers can take matters into their own hands by not targeting certain species, releasing fox and raccoon from their traps or even exploring other markets.
I spent the last four days of the fall turkey season chasing birds across mountains and through farmland and wondered one thing: Why don’t more […] Read More
Sometimes the element of surprise is what makes a hunt memorable. Cresting a rise to encounter a flock of turkeys scratching in the leaves on […] Read More
Conservation is the hallmark of hunting and fishing. It’s more important that opportunity, land access and any other element that we consider vital to our […] Read More
