Every contest entrant received a Game Commission "Working Together for
Wildlife" embroidered patch.
"The purpose of the Mentored Youth Hunting Program is to introduce new
people to Pennsylvania hunting," said Carl G. 26 to
Feb. 26 to Jan. 26 to Feb.
"Trappers also have been provided a new tool, the cable restraint, which
can be more effective during the colder months when ground freeze hinders the
use of foot-hold traps.

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Winners were recognized at the January meeting
of the Board of Game Commissioners in Harrisburg."
The committee of organizations that promoted the Mentored Youth Hunting
Program are: the National Wild Turkey Federation , the Pennsylvania Federation
of Sportsmen's Clubs, the United Bowhunters of Pennsylvania, the National
Rifle Association, Big Brothers/Big Sisters Pass It On Program, the Quality
Deer Management Association , the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and the U.
Sportsmen's Alliance. 26-31.
Flintlock muzzleloader hunters may use "any single projectile. The bag limit is unlimited, and hunters may use electronic calls and
can pursue coyotes without wearing fluorescent orange in most instances. 24. 31; Northwest Zone, Dec. All migratory game bird hunters in the United States are required
to complete a Harvest Information Program survey when they purchase a state
migratory game bird license.pgc.

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Smith, 15 ,
Rome, Bradford County.us.

Pennsylvania Game Commission: Hunting and Trapping Opportunities for Winter

12-23 and Dec. 12-23
and Dec. A flintlock
ignition system consists of a hammer containing a naturally occurring stone
which is spring-propelled onto an iron or steel frizzen, which, in turn ,
creates sparks to ignite the gunpowder.
Also, trappers can take an unlimited number of coyotes from Oct.pgc. 7; raccoons, skunks, opossums, foxes and weasels, until
Feb. 14-Jan. 9-Feb.
For more information, visit the Game Commission's website
(http://www.

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Oswald, of Sinking
Springs , Berks County, is headed for summer school and, unlike most youngsters
facing that task, he just can't wait to get started.
Oswald, 14, is the grand prize winner of the junior division (ages 12-15)
of the Pennsylvania Game Commission's 2005 Youth Hunter Education Challenge
(YHEC) Essay Contest."
Prizes in both divisions include: second place, Sightron 8x42 binoculars;
third place , "Successful Hunting" KP book set; and fourth place, Buck Knives
limited edition knife.
On March 6, the Board of Game Commissioners' Law Enforcement Committee
will be meeting to review a preliminary draft of regulatory language to
establish the Mentored Youth Hunting Program. 1 through Feb. 18; and
skunks, opossums and weasels, until June 30. 18. 15, daily bag is five; and Pymatuning Zone, Dec.

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"The quality time that can be shared between a youth and a mentor
is immeasurable.
The small game seasons are as follows: squirrel, Dec.
Hunters are reminded that firearms limitations for special regulations
counties - Allegheny, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia -
remain in effect for the extended antlerless season in WMUs 2B, 5C and 5D. 18; bobcats, for those with special permits, until Feb. 16 to Feb. 30; and in the
South Zone until Dec. The daily limit for coots is 15; the daily limit for
mergansers, five, including one hooded.

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On Oct. The firearm must be an original or reproduction
of a gun used prior to 1800, which is . 14.

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chapters)
donated the grand prize. Finishing in second and third places in the senior
division were: Ronald J. There can be no greater
way to instill values, provide the ideal time and place to teach conservation,
respect, ethics and the responsibilities that we all have as caretakers of our
streams and forests , than through a Mentored Youth Hunting Program in
Pennsylvania. HARRISBURG, Pa. Flintlock muzzleloader season
participants may harvest an antlerless deer with either a WMU-specific or
DMAP-specific antlerless deer license/permit or general hunting license deer
harvest tag.
During the flintlock season, only single-barrel long-guns with a flintlock
ignition system are permitted.
Dove hunters also will have late season opportunities when dove season
reopens Dec."

This category is intended for web sites which contain stand alone e-zines or web versions of printed magazines which republish and contain subject matter specific to the hunting industry.

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50 caliber Traditions
muzzleloading rifle. Vavreck, 16, Erie, Erie County.
Those hunting in the late seasons also may take coyotes with either a
general hunting license or a furtaker license, 24 hours a day, from July 1-
June 30, including Sundays, as per specifics listed on page 82 of the 2005-06
Digest. 18.
Canvasbacks may be hunted in the Lake Erie Zone Dec.
In addition to a regular Pennsylvania hunting license , persons 16 and
older must have a Federal Migratory Bird and Conservation Stamp, commonly
referred to as a "Duck Stamp" to hunt waterfowl.

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MENTORED YOUTH HUNT PROGRAM TO BE ON BOARD'S APRIL AGENDA
With the recent enactment of legislation authorizing a "Mentored Youth
Hunt Program ," Pennsylvania Game Commission staff is working to develop
proposed regulatory language for the Board of Game Commissioners to consider
at its upcoming meeting on April 17-18. 12-23 and Dec. 4; ruffed grouse, Dec.
Hunters who participate in any of these seasons must have a general
hunting license , which provides Pennsylvania hunting privileges through June
30. Those flintlock hunters who choose to use a crossbow
have the option of using any unused antlered deer tag as an either sex tag
anywhere in the state. In order to participate in
this new season, trappers must have passed a mandatory cable restraint
certification program, which was developed and implemented with the assistance
of the Pennsylvania Trappers Association. For information on courses, visit
the Game Commission's website (http://www. Shooting hours are one-half hour before sunrise to
sunset, and the daily limit is 12 .pa.

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12-23 and Dec.state. DuBrock, Game Commission Bureau of Wildlife Management director. 26-March 31 (bag limits
depend on WMU, which is outlined on page 82 of the 2005-06 Digest); minks and
muskrats , until Jan. 30-April
2.
Waterfowl hunters have a bevy of hunting opportunities to pursue from
December into March.
21, daily limit is three, except on State Game Land 46 (Middle Creek) where
the limit is one; Southern James Bay Canada Goose Hunting Zone, until Dec. 10; North Zone, until
Dec.state.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. Martin, 15,
of New Holland, Lancaster County.
"Today, we all seem to have less and less free time, and we never seem to
place the proper value on the truly important things. 12-23 and from Dec. 26 to Jan.
4 in WMUs 1A, 1B, 2D, 2E, 2F, 2G, 3A, 3B, 3C, 3D , 4A, 4B and 4D. In 1977, the season expanded to include 60 different State
Game Lands and hunters reported harvesting 866 deer.
"Hunters are telling us that they are seeing a lot of coyotes, and we have
provided the most liberal seasons possible for them to hunt coyotes," said
Calvin W. 31,
daily bag is two, and Jan.

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The YHEC Essay Contest is open to youngsters who are Pennsylvania
residents, have successfully completed a hunter-trapper education course and
possess a current hunting or furtaking license.
Flintlock hunters also have the option to use crossbows as part of the
late flintlock season. 3, just in time for the late seasons, a regulatory change took
effect to allow furbearer hunters, including those hunting for coyotes, to use
shot up to #4 buckshot. 12 -30; and South Zone, until Jan.

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, James W. He will receive a . After gathering the
Commissioners Committee input, the staff will finalize the proposal to be
included in the agenda for the Board 's April meeting. In addition, male and
female pheasant hunting will be available from Dec. Special regulations area hunters must wear 250
square inches of fluorescent orange clothing, unless they possess an archery
or muzzleloader license and are hunting with a bow, flintlock or crossbow. 16 -Feb.pa. 18, including Sundays; raccoons,
until Feb.

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Finishing second through fourth place in the junior
division were: Zachary T. Brynarsky III, 16, Ephrata, Lancaster County; and
Julie M.pgc .pa.

, Pennsylvania Game Commission
Executive Director Vern Ross reminds hunters and trappers who haven't had
enough time outdoors yet and love to be out in cold weather that they have a
mixed bag of seasons from which to choose. 28; rabbit, Dec."
Furbearer hunting seasons also continue through the winter months,
including: red and gray foxes, until Feb. 4.

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First through fourth place prizes were donated by: Traditions, Sightron,
KP Books and Buck Knives, respectively.
Details for the 2006 YHEC Essay Contest will be included in the 2006-07
Pennsylvania Digest of Hunting and Trapping Regulations, a future edition of
Pennsylvania Game News magazine and on the agency's website at
http://www."
Pennsylvania's first flintlock season was held in 1974, the same year the
flintlock muzzleloader deer license made its debut. 12-
29, daily bag limit is one .
Statewide snow goose season runs until March 10, and the daily bag limit
is 15. 31; in the Northwest Zone until Dec.

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Safari Club International Region 25 (Pa. Zatko, 13, Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County;
Andrew M.
Those restrictions do not apply to those portions of Beaver, Berks, Butler,
Lehigh, Northampton, Washington and Westmoreland counties contained in WMUs 2B
and 5C, where firearms deer hunters may choose to use a rifle, shotgun or
crossbow.

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First prize honors in the junior division, went to Matthew R.50 caliber Traditions
muzzleloading rifle. 14. Also, the late antlerless deer season
in WMUs 5C and 5D runs from Dec. 18.
Furbearer trapping seasons include: beavers , Dec. Regardless of age, hunters
also must have a Pennsylvania Migratory Game Bird License to hunt waterfowl
and other migratory birds, including doves, woodcock, coots, moorhens, rails
and snipe .

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The statewide late archery and flintlock muzzleloader deer seasons, and
late antlerless deer season for Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 2B run
concurrently from Dec. Any hunter
carrying a sporting arm during the deer seasons must have an unused deer
harvest tag.

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Straw, 15, Curwensville , Clearfield County; and Jared I. Horning, 17, Denver, Lancaster County, was the first prize
winner of the senior division. Roe, Game Commission executive
director. During the season, held
over three days on 37 different State Game Lands, 65 deer - including four
bucks - were taken.
Hunters using archery or muzzleloader licenses, and hunting with those
special sporting arms, are not required to wear fluorescent orange clothing
while afield, but are encouraged to do so where the seasons overlap with late
season firearms deer hunters.
"And, on Dec.

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Pennsylvania Game Commission: Youth Hunter Essay Contest Winners Honored; Mentored Youth Hunt Program To Be On Board's April Agenda

Due to an insufficient number of entries in the senior division (ages 16-
18), prizes were awarded for first through third this year.
The theme for the 2005 contest was: "How I support wildlife conservation. Isabella to endorse the General Assembly's consideration of a Mentored
Youth Hunting Program. 28. Buck hunting in the late seasons is governed by antler
restrictions and limited to only bowhunters and flintlock muzzleloader hunters
who possess an unused general hunting license deer harvest tag. 7-Jan.

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There simply is no better way to introduce a young person to
safe, ethical and responsible aspects of hunting than with the close
supervision of an adult mentor. Seasons include deer, snowshoe
hares, ruffed grouse, squirrels, cottontails, pheasants, coyotes, furbearers,
crows , doves and waterfowl. Depending on the deer season hunters are participating in, they also must
meet additional licensing and fluorescent orange requirements.

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He also will receive a . 26 to Feb. Flintlock handguns are not permitted. The season went statewide
in 1979, and hunters reported taking 2,459 deer. 15, daily bag is five; Resident Canada
Goose Zone, Dec.
There is a daily limit of six ducks, and it may not exceed more than four
mallards, including two hens; one black duck; one pintail; one mottled duck;
one fulvous tree duck; two wood ducks; two redheads; one canvasback; four
scoters; and two scaup. The survey information is then forwarded to the
USFWS.

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state. 4; and snowshoe hare , Dec.
New this year for trappers is the ability to use cable restraints for
foxes and coyotes from Jan.
Crows may be hunted on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Dec.us), and scroll down the home page to "Quick Clicks"
then click on "Waterfowl Brochure.

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As the top entry in the junior division, Oswald was awarded a scholarship
to the Safari Club International's Apprentice Hunter Camp at the Indianhead
Ranch in Del Rio, Texas.44 caliber or larger, with iron, open
"V" or notched sights (fiber-optic inserts are permitted).us) and click on the
"Calendar of Events" link in the left-hand column and choose the month of
interest to find the nearest course. 18; and bobcats, for those with special permits, until Feb. All other ducks, sea ducks, coots and mergansers
may be hunted as follows: Lake Erie Zone, until Jan.

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Jeremy D.S. 4, prior to the General Assembly's action on the measure, the
Board unanimously approved a resolution sponsored by Game Commissioner Gregory
J. 26 to Jan.
All antlerless deer taken by hunters in the late archery and special
regulations area antlerless seasons must be tagged with an unused WMU-specific
antlerless deer license harvest tag or a Deer Management Assistance Program
(DMAP) antlerless deer permit harvest tag. 26 to Jan . Hunters can take Canada geese and white-fronted geese
during the following upcoming seasons: Atlantic Population Zone, Dec. 10; in the
North Zone, until Dec.

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