Pennsylvania Emphasizing Deer Control Through Hunting
Meetings earlier this month brought a number of changes to the practice many municipalities and other political subdivisions use to control deer populations in the state of Pennsylvania. The practice of culling, or removing a large amount of animals in a short time period utilizing state-sanctioned sharpshooters, has been an effective tool for many municipalities […]
Watch: Trail Camera Captures Deer With Odd Deformity on Head
Two heads, two noses? No one seems to be more baffled than the Lancaster County, Pennsylvania man who went out to routinely check his trail camera in preparation for this fall’s hunt. Pat Rodeheaver sets up his trail camera annually this time of year in an attempt to gauge the quality of deer on […]
50-Year Hunting Suspension for PA Poaching Suspect
Earlier in the year, the Pennsylvania Game Commission uncovered a poaching operation that involved the illegal killing of nearly a dozen deer in Mount Pleasant Township, just east of Pittsburgh. After investigating a tip, officials caught 19-year old Charles Harr Jr. poaching whitetail deer from his pickup truck and later pressed charges against his […]
Pennsylvania Confirms Twelve New Cases of Chronic Wasting Disease
Just west of York County in south-central Pennsylvania lies Disease Management Area 2 (DMA 2), or ground zero for chronic wasting disease in the state. The Pennsylvania Game Commission confirmed twelve additional white-tailed deer had been infected with chronic wasting disease in 2015. The state now has a total of 22 confirmed cases of […]
Pennsylvania Hunting-Related Incidents Dip to Lowest Levels in 100 Years
Setting a new record in 2015, the Pennsylvania Game Commission reported that the 23 hunting-relating shooting incidents across the state last year were the lowest number of incidents on record. Collecting data on hunting-related shooting incidents since 1915, the state has continually posted stellar safety results after implementing its hunter education training program in […]
Doe with 6 Fawns Caught on Trail Camera
The Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) posted a photo to their blog from a Pennsylvania member who captured a doe seemingly caring for six fawns. After capturing the oddity on his trail camera Shawn Koontz asked the pro’s at the QDMA about the picture and the likelihood of all these fawns belonging to one single […]
“Chronic Poacher” Charged Once Again for Poaching in Pennsylvania
Despite already serving a revocation of his hunting license, Andrew Klinefelter is again facing multiple felony charges for poaching and drug paraphernalia possession. The Pennsylvania Game Commission has referred to the young man as a “chronic poacher” in a press release stating his pas convictions in 2013 and 2014 for game law violations that resulted […]
Buck Kills Increase, Antlerless Kills Decrease in Pennsylvania
Deer hunters in Pennsylvania killed an estimated 315,813 deer in the 2015-2016 seasons, representing an increase in total kills of about 4 percent. Of those deer killed, 137,580 were bucks and the remaining 178,233 deer killed were antlerless deer. Harvest estimates are based on the more than 24,000 deer checks by state officials combined with […]
Pennsylvania Men Facing Charges in Alleged Deer Poaching Operation
A back road in Mount Pleasant Township, just east of Pittsburgh yielded charges being laid against three Pennsylvania men in what seems to be a poaching operation. The Pennsylvania Game Commission received a tip about the possibility of illegal poaching taking place in the area from a nearby homeowner. When investigating the tip, officials caught […]
PA. Bill Proposes Hunting License Price Increase
For the first time in almost 17 years, hunters in the state of Pennsylvania may see a $10 increase in the price of resident general hunting or furtaking licenses. In a senate bill sponsored by Sen. Chuck McIlhinney, R-Bucks County; and cosponsored by Sen. Jim Brewster, D-Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, Sen. Richard Alloway II, R-Adams, […]