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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 …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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3/18/21
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC) announced that its official the week-long bow, crossbow and muzzleloading hunt will take place this year.
DEC said this new …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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3/11/21
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The Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs of Sullivan County held their February monthly meeting at the Conservation Club's clubhouse. Only nine Federation delegates were in attendance.
Retired DEC …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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3/4/21
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Pennsylvania Game Commissioners approved a five-year, restricted-surface use oil and gas cooperative agreement with Chief Exploration and Development of Dallas, Texas, to develop 1,440 acres in …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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2/25/21
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The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released a draft plan called Sunfish and Crappie Management Plan for public review and comment. The plan proposes new daily harvest reductions that …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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2/18/21
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January 2021 shattered the previous all-time high for the number of National Instant Criminal Background Check System (N/ICS) checks performed in any month for people wanting to purchase a …
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Jan Cheripko - Columnist
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2/11/21
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The National Rifle Association (NRA) announces new dates for their 150th Annual Meetings, Exhibits and Convention for this year. Originally scheduled for mid-May, the event will remain in Houston, …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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2/4/21
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The National Rifle Association (NRA) has sent out a press release announcing that they are in a transformational movement with a new strategic plan called Project Freedom.
The NRA's new strategic …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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1/28/21
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Right after the Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs of Sullivan County's budget committee meeting, its members made a surprise visit to my home to present a couple gifts to me.
They presented a plaque …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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1/21/21
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Several changes greeted Pennsylvania hunters this hunting season, which for the second year in a row the deer firearms season opened on a Saturday, but this year remained open on the following Sunday …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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1/14/21
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The four-day Pennsylvania bear season got off to a slow start, and harvest numbers were down all across the state. Preliminary figures from the Pennsylvania Game Commission stated that hunters took …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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1/7/21
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Some of the highlights of the Sportsman Outdoors columns that I reported on in 2020 include ...
JANUARY - At least 28 different coyote contests will be held this winter in the state of …
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Jack Danchak - Columnist
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12/30/20
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