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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has recently confirmed a positive test for chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a white-tailed deer on a Warren County, PA hunting preserve.
The remaining …
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Jack Danchak
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6/18/21
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A bill that would ban the use of lead-based ammunition on New York state lands where hunting is allowed is now working its way through the NY Assembly and Senate, despite disapproval of some …
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By Jack Danchak
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6/11/21
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It's that time of the year when many wildlife animals are giving birth and nursing their young. While some young animals might appear to be abandoned, usually they are not and it's likely their …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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6/3/21
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The NYS DEC is now allowing Hunter Education classes to resume in-person sessions. DEC will also continue to offer online courses.
Joe Viva, a Master Instructor of Hunter Education, recently …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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5/27/21
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Hunting-related shooting incidents in New York State during last year's hunting season nearly doubled from the previous year. DEC reported there were 22 hunting-related shooting incidents in 2021, …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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5/20/21
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission board voted to double the number of antlerless deer licenses a hunter can possess at one time. At the board's April meeting, approval was given to allow hunters …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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5/13/21
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The NY DEC has announced a draft proposal to update regulations governing public use of New York's vast network of Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs). The proposed changes would bring consistency with …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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5/6/21
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission reported the official calculation and results of the 2020-21 deer harvest seasons, which closed in January 2021. Hunters took an estimated 435,180 deer that topped …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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4/15/21
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The New York DEC has imposed a fishing regulation making it legal to fish for trout 365 consecutive days in a year. The previous fish regulation protected trout from being caught, disturbed and …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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4/8/21
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The Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs of Sullivan County held their March monthly meeting at the Conservation Club. Seventeen club delegates were in attendance. Carl Lindsley reported that DEC summer …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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4/1/21
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Emily Carrollo was well aware of the importance of taking over the job offered to her by taking over the Pennsylvania Game Commission's black bear program. Until joining the Game Commission in 2020, …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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3/25/21
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After a record bear harvest in 2019 of 4,653 and a harvest in 2020 of 3,608, many PA hunters are concerned that hunters are taking an overharvest of bears and adjustments should be made.
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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3/18/21
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