Pennsylvania Officials Testing Pair of Suspicious Deer for CWD
For the second time this month, the Pennsylvania Game Commission is testing deer for the deadly chronic wasting disease. Earlier this month, the commission announced the confirmation of the first case of the disease in free-ranging whitetails after a buck was shot by a wildlife conservation officer on June 7. The deer displayed the physical […]
Free Ranging Deer Tests Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in PA
HARRISBURG, PA (RELEASE) – Chronic wasting disease has spread to free-ranging deer in an area of the state where it previously had been detected only in captive deer. The Pennsylvania Game Commission today announced a free-ranging whitetail buck in Bell Township, Clearfield County, has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). A news conference about […]
Pennsylvania hunters had one of their safest years on record in 2016
The number of hunting related shooting incidents statewide was the second-lowest ever, and for only the second time on record, a year passed without a single fatality related to gun handling while hunting or trapping in Pennsylvania, according to a newly released report from the Pennsylvania Game Commission. There were 25 hunting-related shooting incidents statewide […]
Deer Brains, Heads, and Tails on the Menu of PA Restaurant – Former Owners Charged
Originally cited by the Pennsylvania Game Commission for 17 wildlife violations, the former owners of the New China House Restaurant in Lititz, PA were charged again earlier this month. Surrounding the former owners, Shi Lu Eng, and her husband, Chun Dwong Eng, the allegations dating as far back as 2012 are slightly disturbing to anyone […]
Pennsylvania Hunters Prepare for Battery-Operated Decoys
According to the rule book enforced by the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners, hunters in the Keystone state are unable to hunt with the help of any electronic devices, with a few exceptions. Rangefinders, hearing aids, lighted sight pins and electronic calls for bobcats, coyotes, raccoons and the like are all fair game for hunters […]
Connecticut Man Charged with Transporting Captive Deer Carcass
As the news of a massive 24-point buck made its way through Connecticut, it managed to capture the attention of the state’s Environmental Conservation Police and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. Reportedly taken in Bridgewater, Connecticut, the deer was inspected by officials and was found to be without the usual hide blemishes and […]
Pennsylvania Records Largest Buck Harvest Since 2002
Pennsylvania’s buck harvest increased 9 percent, and the overall deer harvest was up 6 percent, in the 2016-17 seasons, which closed in January, the Pennsylvania Game Commission reported today. Hunters harvested an estimated 333,254 deer in 2016-17 – an increase of about 6 percent compared to the 2015-16 harvest of 315,813. Of those, 149,460 […]
New Pennsylvania Bill Targets Trail Camera Thieves
While not much beats the thrill of the actual hunt, placing and monitoring trail cameras for scouting wild game in the offseason is a pastime many of us thoroughly enjoy. Approaching your strategically placed trail camera elicits feelings of excitement as your mind races, instantly fabricating hopeful images of that majestic buck you’ve been […]
Another Captive Deer in Pennsylvania Tests Positive for CWD
A second deer has tested positive for chronic wasting disease in just a three month period in the state of Pennsylvania. The fatal disease was once again discovered within one of the state’s captive breeding facilities, which have come under fire as of recent. As concerns continue to mount surrounding the disease, agencies, hunters […]
Pennsylvania Farms Quarantined After Chronic Wasting Confirmed
After being harvested from a hunting preserve in Franklin County this past November, a four-year-old deer has tested positive for the chronic wasting disease. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture made the announcement last week after receiving test results confirmed by the National Veterinary Services Laboratory. This case marks the first new case in a […]