Pennsylvania Game Commission Headed Toward a Reckoning

Hunting

The Pennsylvania Game Commission looks ahead with a new executive director, but recent turmoil has legislators even more skeptical of the agency’s competence.

The commission has its sights set on tightening up policies and working more with the legislature, but critics want deeper changes.

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State Aims for Smoother Online Hunting License Sales

Although the launch of online hunting license sales started off rocky this year, the agency responsible says they have taken steps to improve the process. 

Pennsylvania  Game Commission Executive Director Bryan Burhans acknowledged issues with rollout on June 26, but said he expected the process to be smoother in the future during a recent Senate Game and Fisheries Committee hearing.

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Gains Made in Deer Harvest, Battle Against Spongy Moths

The Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) highlighted the state’s abundant natural resources, its strong deer hunting harvest, and the pesky infiltration of spongy moths in its latest annual report.

The commission manages 480 species, most of them birds and 66 species of wild mammals across about 1.6 million acres of land.

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