09-22-2007, 04:10 PM
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - Young hunters ages 12 to 16 from throughout Pennsylvania are reminded all entries for the Pennsylvania Game Commission's Hunter Education Youth Essay Contest must be postmarked no later than October 31.
The theme for this year's contest is: "Why is Hunting a Timeless Tradition?" The prize list features the grand-prize winner receiving a scholarship to the Safari Club International's Apprentice Hunter Program at the Indianhead Ranch in Del Rio, Texas, during the summer of 2008. The scholarship is provided by the Pennsylvania chapters of Safari Club International (SCI).
The grand-prize winning essay also will be published in the agency's Pennsylvania Game News magazine. Previous grand-prize winners will not be eligible for this year's grand prize.
The first-prize winner will receive a $500 Dick's Sporting Goods gift card; second prize will receive a $300 Dick's Sporting Goods gift card; and the third-prize winner will receive a $200 Dick's Sporting Goods gift card. The fourth-prize winner will receive a Sightron 10x42 binocular. All entries receive a Game Commission "Working Together for Wildlife" embroidered patch.
Entrants must be Pennsylvania residents, have successfully completed an accredited hunter-trapper education course and possess a current hunting or furtaker license.
Entries must include: full name; mailing address with zip code; telephone number and area code; year, state and county where hunter-trapper education course was successfully completed; current hunting or furtaker license number; and age and date of birth.
Essays must be printed or typed, double-spaced and contain no more than 300 words. Mail entries directly to: Pennsylvania Game Commission, Hunter Education Youth Essay Contest, 2001 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797.
Facts about the Pennsylvania Game Commission: Did you know that during the 2005-06 fiscal year, the Game Commission conducted 747 basic Hunter-Trapper Education classes throughout the state, graduating 33,865 new students ready to join the ranks of Pennsylvania's existing hunters and trappers.
WMU 5A SELLS OUT OF ANTLERLESS DEER LICENSES
HARRISBURG - Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 5A has been added to the list of 16 WMUs that have exhausted their entire allocation of antlerless deer licenses, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe.
WMU 5A, which exhausted its allocation of 22,000 antlerless deer licenses today, is comprised of portions of Adams; Cumberland; Franklin; and York counties.
Of the 865,000 antlerless licenses originally allocated, agency employees have distributed to county treasurers 783,391 applications. Following is a listing of the remaining WMUs antlerless deer licenses as of today (along with the initial allocation for each WMU): WMU 2A, 11,138 (60,000); WMU 2B, 44,686 (68,000); WMU 3B, 478 (43,000); WMU 4E, 4,990 (38,000); WMU 5C, 10,010 (84,000); and WMU 5D, 10,307 (20,000).
For more updates on the availability of antlerless deer licenses by WMU, visit the Game Commission's "Doe License Update" in the "Quick Clicks" box in the upper right-hand corner of the agency's homepage (www.pgc.state.pa.us).
Media Contact:<br />
Jerry Feaser (717) 705-6541 or PGCNEWS@state.pa.us
©2004 The Outdoor Wire. All Rights Reserved.
The theme for this year's contest is: "Why is Hunting a Timeless Tradition?" The prize list features the grand-prize winner receiving a scholarship to the Safari Club International's Apprentice Hunter Program at the Indianhead Ranch in Del Rio, Texas, during the summer of 2008. The scholarship is provided by the Pennsylvania chapters of Safari Club International (SCI).
The grand-prize winning essay also will be published in the agency's Pennsylvania Game News magazine. Previous grand-prize winners will not be eligible for this year's grand prize.
The first-prize winner will receive a $500 Dick's Sporting Goods gift card; second prize will receive a $300 Dick's Sporting Goods gift card; and the third-prize winner will receive a $200 Dick's Sporting Goods gift card. The fourth-prize winner will receive a Sightron 10x42 binocular. All entries receive a Game Commission "Working Together for Wildlife" embroidered patch.
Entrants must be Pennsylvania residents, have successfully completed an accredited hunter-trapper education course and possess a current hunting or furtaker license.
Entries must include: full name; mailing address with zip code; telephone number and area code; year, state and county where hunter-trapper education course was successfully completed; current hunting or furtaker license number; and age and date of birth.
Essays must be printed or typed, double-spaced and contain no more than 300 words. Mail entries directly to: Pennsylvania Game Commission, Hunter Education Youth Essay Contest, 2001 Elmerton Ave., Harrisburg, PA 17110-9797.
Facts about the Pennsylvania Game Commission: Did you know that during the 2005-06 fiscal year, the Game Commission conducted 747 basic Hunter-Trapper Education classes throughout the state, graduating 33,865 new students ready to join the ranks of Pennsylvania's existing hunters and trappers.
WMU 5A SELLS OUT OF ANTLERLESS DEER LICENSES
HARRISBURG - Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) 5A has been added to the list of 16 WMUs that have exhausted their entire allocation of antlerless deer licenses, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe.
WMU 5A, which exhausted its allocation of 22,000 antlerless deer licenses today, is comprised of portions of Adams; Cumberland; Franklin; and York counties.
Of the 865,000 antlerless licenses originally allocated, agency employees have distributed to county treasurers 783,391 applications. Following is a listing of the remaining WMUs antlerless deer licenses as of today (along with the initial allocation for each WMU): WMU 2A, 11,138 (60,000); WMU 2B, 44,686 (68,000); WMU 3B, 478 (43,000); WMU 4E, 4,990 (38,000); WMU 5C, 10,010 (84,000); and WMU 5D, 10,307 (20,000).
For more updates on the availability of antlerless deer licenses by WMU, visit the Game Commission's "Doe License Update" in the "Quick Clicks" box in the upper right-hand corner of the agency's homepage (www.pgc.state.pa.us).
Media Contact:<br />
Jerry Feaser (717) 705-6541 or PGCNEWS@state.pa.us
©2004 The Outdoor Wire. All Rights Reserved.