Bucks in the Rain The moment you have waited for all year is on the horizon, the beginning of
another archery season will soon be at hand, and you're feeling pretty good
about yourself and what you have done to prepare for the new season. You took
your compound to the archery shop had a safety check done on it, greased the
cables replaced that worn serving and waxed the string.
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Pennsylvania Turkey Hunters Can Get Second Tag Jan 1 12/29/08
Beginning Jan. 1, Pennsylvania hunters who would like the opportunity to harvest a second spring gobbler may apply for a second spring gobbler license, according to Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe. [Comments?]
New York DEC Begins Final Year of Turkey Study 12/27/08
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced that DEC is preparing for the final field season of a large-scale wild turkey research project and is implementing a statewide winter flock survey. [1 Comment]
Pennsylvania Bear Harvest 5th Highest 12/05/08
Pennsylvania Game Commission preliminary bear harvest figures show that 2,936 bears were taken during the recently completed three-day season (Nov. 24-26), and an additional 68 bears were harvested during the two-day archery bear harvest (Nov. 19-20). [Comments?]
Pennsylvania Black Bear Season Outlook Good 11/14/08
Last year's black bear harvest was light, but weather permitting, the Pennsylvania Game Commission expects hunters to have good opportunities afield in the upcoming bear seasons. [Comments?]
Claim of Mtn. Lion Attack in Pennsylvania False 10/27/08
In announcing the current results of its ongoing investigation into an alleged mountain lion attack on Oct. 9, Pennsylvania Game Commission officials today announced that there is no evidence that the alleged attack on Samuel Fisher, 42, of Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County, occurred. [Comments?]
Pennsylvania Game Commission to Meet Oct 23-24 10/08/08
The Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners will hold its fourth meeting of 2008 on Oct. 23-24, at the Holiday Inn Meadowlands, 340 Racetrack Road in Washington, Washington County. [Comments?]
Pennsylvania Bobcat App Deadline Approaching 08/22/08
Hunters and trappers seeking to participate in Pennsylvania's upcoming bobcat seasons have until Sept. 2, to submit an application via the Pennsylvania Game Commission's web site. [Comments?]
Pennsylvania Proposes to Increase License Fees 08/06/08
Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe offered support for Senate Bill 1527, sponsored by state Sen. Charles T. McIlhinney Jr. (R-Bucks), Senate Game and Fisheries Committee chair, which proposes to increase certain license fees beginning with the 2009-10 license year. [1 Comment]
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Oregon Four Point Blacktail It was getting close to the end of the hunting season. I had passed on several large forks during the season which is different for me. I have always been a meat hunter, not an antler hunter. With two days left to hunt, I decided that a a fork was better than nothing at all. I was hunting these benches when I saw a fork down below me.
