State: PA

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On September 12, the Pennsylvania Game Commission (PGC) released a draft of a document aimed to direct the Commission’s management of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). CWD is a progressive, fatal, degenerative neurological disease occurring in cervids such as deer, elk, and moose. The disease was first recognized in…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On September 10, sportsmen and women from across the Keystone State were zeroed in with what was taking place in Harrisburg – the State’s capitol. The Pennsylvania House Game and Fisheries Committee gathered to hold a public hearing on Senate Bill 147 (SB 147), legislation that would statutorily designate…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On July 23, the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners voted on several matters of interest to Pennsylvania’s sportsmen and women. Notably, the Board unanimously improved a measure to significantly increase their support for Pennsylvania based Hunters Sharing the Harvest (HSH), a non-profit organization that secures and processes game…

Contact: Joe Mullin, New England States Coordinator On June 26, a milestone was reached by Pennsylvania’s sportsmen and women as an important Sunday hunting bill passed the Senate with a vote of 36-14. Co-sponsored by Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Daniel Laughlin and Senator Jim Brewster, Senate Bill 147 would authorize the Pennsylvania Game Commission…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On June 18, the bipartisan and bicameral Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted its Annual Cigar Reception at the Susquehanna Ale House in Harrisburg, where an important Sunday hunting-related bill was discussed. Over 40 members of the Caucus were joined by Directors and staff members from both the Fish…

By Joe Mullin, New England States Coordinator At their recent meeting, the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners approved changing the start of the rifle season for deer to Saturday. This year’s season will mark the first time in more than 50 years that the season will begin on a Saturday. The change will offer hunters…

By Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On March 26, HB 808 was voted out of the Pennsylvania House Game & Fisheries Committee with a 19 – 4 vote. The bill, sponsored by Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Representative Bill Kortz, would provide the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission the authority to set their own…

By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator Recently, the Pennsylvania Senate Game and Fisheries Committee approved a Sunday hunting-related bill, SB 147, with an 8-3 vote. This bill is sponsored by Senator Dan Laughlin and Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Co-Chair Senator Jim Brewster. If enacted, the bill would provide the Pennsylvania Game Commission with the authority…

By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator At their most recent meeting, the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners made a number of announcements regarding the upcoming hunting season. First, the Game Commission unanimously approved regulations allowing hunters between the ages of 12 and 17 to participate in the Game Commission’s mentored hunting program for up to…

By Joseph Mullin, New England States Coordinator On September 22, members the Congressional Sportsmen Foundation (CSF) States Program Team hosted state legislators, state agency officials, commissioners, and industry partners in Erie, Pennsylvania for a dinner and policy forum focused on fisheries management priorities in the Great Lakes. Attendees included: Don Williams of Pennsylvania Governor Tom…

By Brett Stayton, Mid-Atlantic States Coordinator On June 19, the Pennsylvania Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted their Annual Cigar Reception at Sawyer’s on Second Street in downtown Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Traditionally the largest annual caucus event with upwards of 60 members of the bipartisan and bicameral caucus were in attendance, including Co-Chairs Representatives Eddie Day Pashinski and…

On June 4, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation sponsored a legislative reception held by in-state partner, the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Caucus Co-Chairs Representative Eddie Day Pashinski and Senator Pat Stefano were in attendance, as well as staff from the offices of Caucus Co-Chairs Senator Jim Brewster and Representative Ryan Warner. Also…