The National Deer Association (NDA) recently released their annual deer report. An average of 41 percent of North America’s deer hunters successfully harvested at least one deer during the …
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3/15/24
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Wayne LaPierre, Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association (NRA), is resigning from the NRA. He addressed the members of the NRA in the latest issue of the American Hunter Magazine.
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Jack Danchak
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3/8/24
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The state’s bear hunters remain as loyal in their pursuit as ever to hunt bear, but there is a tremendous increase in bear hunters.
Pennsylvania had fewer than 130,000 bear hunters …
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Jack Danchak
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3/1/24
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Two men were arrested in Montana for killing about 3,600 birds, including bald and golden eagles. This took place on Montana’s Flathead Indian Reservation and elsewhere, then they sold eagle …
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Jack Danchak
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2/23/24
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission recently honored wildlife biologist Dr. Gary Alt. Alt, 72 years young, formerly from Moscow, PA and now living in California, received the John C. Oliver Lifetime …
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Jack Danchak
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2/16/24
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Jeff Mulhollem, editor of the Pennsylvania Outdoor News newspaper, wrote about some facts about coyotes and coyote contests. He said Pennsylvania has more organized coyote contests than any other …
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2/9/24
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The National Rifle Association’s (NRA) annual Great American Outdoor Show will be held on February 3-11, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg, PA. The show …
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2/2/24
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Many believe that the Covid-19 virus inspired people not to congregate with large groups of people in fear of catching the virus. Many went to their fishing rods, hunting firearms and binoculars for …
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1/26/24
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission prohibits the use of electronic devices for hunting. When it comes to drones, Mike Yoder the founder of Drone Deer Recovery believes there’s a difference …
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1/19/24
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Here are some of the highlights of columns I reported on in 2023:
January - The United States District Court for the Western District of New York issued a preliminary injunction against …
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1/12/24
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It was expected, and now it’s official. NY Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the bill that will ban coyote contests in the state of New York that gives prizes to hunters who participate in them. …
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1/5/24
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With the detection of CWD in a free-ranging deer in Dauphin County, PA, and to combat Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) from spreading, the Pennsylvania Game Commission has extended the deer season in …
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Jack Danchak
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12/29/23
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Thanks to the Federated Sportsman’s Clubs of Ulster County and NY State Senator Peter Oberacker, young and older anglers can now borrow a rod & reel just as easy as borrowing a book, and …
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Jack Danchak
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12/22/23
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With the ongoing Ukraine-Russian War and the Israeli-Hamas/Palestinian conflict it is expected to cause a shortage in ammunition and affect American hunters and firearms enthusiasts.
Firearms …
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12/15/23
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No hunter wants to be disturbed while hunting, especially during the opening day of deer season, whether it’s by other people, vehicles, ATVs or dogs.
The Pennsylvania Game …
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Jack Danchak
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12/8/23
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A new service, Drone Deer Recovery, is being offered in 15 states, mainly in the Midwest, utilizes hi-tech drones to find deer. It’s an interesting and effective approach, and it makes a lot of …
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Jack Danchak
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12/1/23
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President Joe Biden has signed the Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act, which protects funding for schools that provide hunter education, archery, shooting sports and other programs.
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Jack Danchak
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11/24/23
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The United States won the bronze medal at the recent second Ladies World Fly Fishing Championship in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada.
Tess Weigand of Coburn, Pa and Ashley Wilmont of State …
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Jack Danchak
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11/17/23
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The firearms deer hunting season in New York in the Southern Zone starts on Saturday, November 18 and runs to December 10.
NY daily hunting hours for deer are 30 minutes before sunrise until 30 …
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Jack Danchak
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11/10/23
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The elk hunting season in our neighboring state of Pennsylvania opened on Monday, October 30 and runs for six days through Saturday, November 4.
While Pennsylvania now has three separate seasons …
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11/3/23
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Statistics show fewer people hunted ducks and geese last year in North America than during any season in the past 60 years.
Since the arrival of COVID-19 recreational activity was restricted, …
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Jack Danchak
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10/27/23
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If you hunt black bears, maybe for years without harvesting one, now is not the time to give up hope. It’s true the odds of tagging a bear can seem long. Only somewhere between 1.5% and 2.5% of …
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Jack Danchak
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10/20/23
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The Pennsylvania Game Commission has just announced that 30 to 40 deer were found dead in Crawford County, PA, and it was determined their cause of death was due to the hemorrhagic disease.
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Jack Danchak
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10/13/23
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Archery deer hunting seasons in both states, New York and Pennsylvania, are already underway. New York opened on October 1st and runs to November 17th, and then again from December 11th to December …
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Jack Danchak
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10/6/23
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Each year, more than 8.1 million meals of venison are donated to the needy from Hunters for the Hungry and supported by the NRA. The venison is donated by hunters who want to share their excess …
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Jack Danchak
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9/29/23
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