The Alt vs. PGC Case
Gary Alt took the first swing. The Game Commission responded. Now the PA Outdoor News summarizes each side. Do you get the feeling that it really doesn’t matter who is right, that we hunters are going to lose either way.
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Hunting
504 Yards!
Well, my hunting buddy did it! Yesterday, in the late afternoon, he shot a woodchuck at 504 yards. This, of course, put him in that elite group of hunters, and earns him a place in The Varmint Hunters Association Downrange …
Coyotes and Rabbit Urine…Perfect Together
Pick up a copy of the Perry County Times. The June 9, 2005 edition has an article by Harry Boyer, “Silently comes the cunning coyote into central Pennsylvania.” I couldn’t find a link to this but here is a summary: …
Armstrong County Arrests
GAME COMMISSION AND ARMSTRONG COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY INVESTIGATION RESULTS IN THE LARGEST CASE IN COUNTY HISTORY The arrests were the result of several months of investigative work involving a total of seven suspects ranging in age from 14 to 46. …
PGC Meeting June 27-28, 2005
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners will be meeting on June 27-28, at the agency’s Harrisburg headquarters, 2001 Elmerton Ave., just off the Progress Avenue exit of Interstate 81. The meetings will begin at 8:30 a.m. on both days. Here …
Sunday Hunting to Yield $18 Million
$18 Million. That is how much the recent study suggests would be generated if the no hunting on Sundays law was repealed. The 83 page report didn’t conclude it would be a wise decision to allow Sunday hunting. Interesting.
Sunday Hunting Study
Looks like the General Assembly is going to finally study Sunday hunting. Do you think the study will conclude the Commonwealth won’t make more money if it repeals the ban on Sunday hunting? I fail to see how that would …
PA Crawls Out of the Dark Ages
It appears Pennsylvania is getting close to joining the ranks of just about every other state in this great nation. Legislation has been introduced to allow hunters to buy their hunting license online, and…sit down, and take a deep breath…actually …
Hearings on Sunday Hunting
Director asks the General Assembly to approve Sunday hunting. GAME COMMISSION TESTIFIES BEFORE HOUSE GAME AND FISHERIES COMMITTEE ON SUNDAY HUNTING LEGISLATION HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Vern Ross today delivered the following prepared statement at a House …
He Said, She Said…
I’ll let you pick out which is which. On June 3, Gary Alt fired a shot across the PGC’s bow. Not to let that stand without further scrutiny, the scorned agency has replied: Commission manages deer properly, By Calvin DuBrock …