Outdoornews
February 2, 2021
No one likes fewer hunting opportunities, but for the sake of the resource, the time has finally come. At the most recent meeting of the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners, changes to reduce fall turkey hunting were proposed in the majority of the state’s 21 wildlife management units.
According to a forum on the Pennsylvania Wild Turkey Management Plan 2018-2027 prepared by state turkey biologist Mary Jo Casalena for the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen and Conservationists recently, 15 units have failed to meet spring harvest goals, signaling a drop in bird numbers in these areas.
Contributing to the decline are changing weather patterns, increased predator populations, disease, habitat loss and fall hunter harvest the last of which being the easiest to control.
On the Ridge: Never on a Sunday?
Published: 1/27/2021 5:55:15 PM
Just recently I discovered that “On the Ridge” has been showing up in the pages of the Athol Daily News. This surprised me as Mike Roche’s excellent “Sportsman’s Corner,” a column much like my own, has appeared in the ADN for over a decade! But after giving it some thought, I began to realize that this is an extension of sorts to Mr. Roche’s already excellent commentary. Mike and I have been friends for so long now it’s hard to remember how, and when, we first met. Mike Roche is a great sportsman who for years has shared his experiences as an excellent hunter, angler and outdoorsman through his wonderful writings. So for adding my column to the Athol Daily News coverage alongside Mike’s, the honor and privilege is all mine. That said, Mike would totally understand the issue I’m about to jump into regarding Sunday hunting. During his years as a member of the Massachusetts Fish and Wildlife Boar