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HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding this week announced $1 million in grants awarded to three innovative research projects to help detect and better understand Chronic Wasting Disease …
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HARRISBURG, PA — A Saturday opener for the firearms deer season and the possibility of more older bucks throughout the Commonwealth have many Pennsylvanians excited about Nov. 30 and the …
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HARRISBURG, PA — With the 2019 hunting season underway in Pennsylvania, the Department of Agriculture released recommended best management practices to help protect hunters and their families against Chronic Wasting …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Ninety-eight hunters took part in Pennsylvania’s 2019 one-week general elk hunt, which closed Nov. 9. Most left elk country with a trophy.
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HARRISBURG, PA — Coming off the heels of an unforgettable first archery-only elk hunt Sept. 14-28, the 98 general season elk license holders, 27 for bulls and 71 for antlerless, …
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HARRISBURG, PA — A captive-raised deer that recently tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) will result in a southward expansion of Disease Management Area 4 (DMA 4) in 2020.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation on Oct. 17 hosted Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus members, other federal policymakers, state agency representatives, leaders of both the wild deer community and deer …
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HARRISBURG, PA — White-nose syndrome has killed 99 percent of most cave-bat species. Chronic wasting disease continues to spread to new parts of Pennsylvania, infecting and killing deer and threatening …
Read More HARRISBURG, PA — The number of chronic wasting disease cases continues to multiply in Pennsylvania, and more of the state’s residents are being impacted by rules that aim to slow …
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