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Goodman co-sponsors Sunday hunting bill
Pennsylvania State Rep. Neal Goodman, D-123, of Mahanoy City, has signed as a co-sponsor of House Bill 1374 that would expand opportunities for sportsmen by allowing Sunday hunting for many game species. As introduced, HB 1374, which is making its way through the General Assembly, would give discretion to the Pennsylvania Game Commission board of game commissioners to implement Sunday hunting relative to seasons and bag limits in the state.
Supporters of HB 1374 say just as the board of game commissioners is trusted to make science-based decisions Monday through Saturday, the management of hunting seasons, bag limits and times on Sundays should rest with the PGC and the wildlife experts who advise it. Although Pennsylvania allows some private landowners to hunt and some varmint hunting on Sundays, a large sector of the hunting population and the benefits they bring to the economy are being ignored.
Raptor camp to be held at Hawk Mtn.
A day camp focusing on raptors for students in grades 5-7 will be held Monday-Friday, July 13-17, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily at the Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Education Building, Kempton. Preregistration is required by calling (610) 756-6961.
Pa. TU representative radio show guest
Pennsylvania State Trout Unlimited representative Paula Piatt is today’s guest of Republican-Herald/News-Item outdoors editor Doyle Dietz on “Experience The Outdoors,” 7-7:30 a.m. on WLSH 1410-AM, 9:30-10 a.m. on WMGH, Magic 105.5-FM, and on the Web at www.wmgh.com by clicking the “Experience The Outdoors” link.
Daily events
3D simulated hunting course, dawn to dusk through Saturday, Oct. 17, Bear’s Head Archery, 148 Lofty Road, Delano, off Exit 134 of I-81; Closed for trap second and fourth Sundays, 1-5 p.m.; for information, contact the club at (570) 467-0331.
Today’s events
3D, 8 a.m., Friedensburg Fish and Game, 169 Stone Mountain Road, Pine Grove; for information call (610) 763-4925. Pennsylvania Grand, Valley Gun and Country Club, 405 Monastery Road, Elysburg; for information call (610) 216-4412. Port Clinton Fish and Game meeting, noon; for information, contact Ted Knoblauch at (610) 562-4310 or e-mail pcfg1j@yahoo.com.
This week’s events
• Monday: Orwigsburg Gun Club meeting, 6:30 p.m., Gun Club Road, off Route 443 East, Orwigsburg; for information email grammyminch@gmail.com. Friedensburg Fish and Game meeting, 8 p.m., 169 Stone Mountain Road, Pine Grove; for information, contact Lamar Hummel at (570) 617-8416, or e-mail clhummel@epix.net.
• Thursday: Hike With a Ranger, 8 a.m., Stilling Basin, Blue Marsh Lake, Bernville. Trap, 6-9 p.m., Orwigsburg Gun Club, Gun Club Road, off Route 443 East, Orwigsburg; for information email grammyminch@gmail.com.
• Friday: Paddle and Pedal Tulpehocken Creek, 4-7 p.m., Stilling Basin, Blue Marsh Lake, Bernville; for required preregistration call (610) 374-2944. Basic kayaking course, ages 12 and older, 5 p.m., Tuscarora State Park, Barnesville; kayaks, paddles and personal flotation devices available for rent; children must be accompanied by an adult; for required preregistration visit park office or call (570) 467-2506.
• Saturday: Deer Lake Catfish Derby, 8 a.m., through Saturday, Aug. 8, separate divisions for adults and 12 and younger; for applications and information visit the Deer Lake and West Brunswick Township Fire Company or call (570) 366-2562. Schuylkill County Trout Unlimited free fish fry, filleting and cooking demonstrations, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Locust Lake State Park, Barnesville.
• Sunday, July 12: Muzzleloader shoot, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., First Frontier Militia, Bowmanstown Rod and Gun Club, Gun Club Road, off Route 248; for information, contact Ken Milburn at (610) 767-6222 or Dave Algard at (610) 760-8333. “Mystical Red Hole Ramble,” 1-4 p.m., meets at Schuylkill County Ag Center, Route 901, for visit to French and Indian War encampment; for information, contact “Porcupine Pat” McKinney at porcupinepat@yahoo.com or (570) 622-4124, ext. 113.
— Compiled by Doyle Dietz