—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Dtc. 27. 1975
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Some deterioration
Some deterioration in the
quality of deer taken from
areas of poor range con
ditions has been noted in
preliminary reports from
checking stations operated
by the Pennsylvania Game
Commission during the first
two days of the 1975 buck
season.
Game biologists have
found a number of legal
.bucks which have weighed
far less than normal from
counties where poor food
conditions exist. The
smallest deer checked
weighed only 58 pounds; it
was taken in Sullivan
County. One buck taken in
Clearfield County weighed 63
pounds; the Counties of
Cameron, Centre and Potter
each produced 67-pound
bucks; and another,
weighing just 68 pounds, was
checked from Warren
County.
At the check station for
northwest Pennsylvania,
deer from only two counties
had weight averages above
100 pounds. However, in the
deer being checked at the
central Pennsylvania
station, there were a few
more heavy bucks than were
weighed last year. The
percentages of spike bucks
compared to larger racks
were about on a par with
those of last year.
The harvest produced
some rather nice trophies
too. A five-year-old buck
taken in McKean County had
twelve points and a spread of
nearly 22 inches. An eight
year-old was checked from
Clinton County, and
Cameron and Lycoming
Counties produced six-year
old bucks.
The heaviest deer checked
weighed 170 pounds (from
Crawford County) and 166
pounds (from Columbia
County), while a number in
the 150-pound category were
recorded, including a 158-
pound yearling taken in
Venango County.
As in the past, heaiver
bodies and antlers showed up
on bucks taken in counties
where food conditions are
good, while inferior quality
deer continue to be recorded
where the range is depleted.
Deer Kill Report
Cards Due
Successful deer hunters
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are reminded that their deer
kill report cards must be
mailed to the Game Com
mission at Harrisburg within
five days of the date of the
harvesting of the white tail.
Those filing the report
cards are urged to be sure to
furnish all of the information
sougitt The report card is
not part of the hunting
license, and the hunting
license number is not on the
report card. Hunters should
be sure to record the license
number, and check all ap
propriate boxes mi the card.
Hunters who do not have
report cards can obtain them
from the Game Commission.
6-Day Antlerleu
Deer Season in
Southeastern
Pennsylvania
Hunters possessing an
tlerless deer licenses in five
southeastern Pennsylvania
counties will have six days in
which to take a whitetail
starting December 15.
The area involved includes
Chester, Delaware and
Montgomery Counties and
that part of Berks County
south of Route 22 (Interstate
Route 78) and that part of
Bucks County in the Special
Regulations (Buckshot)
Area.
Hunters must have an
antlerless deer license for
the county in which they are
hunting. The six-day season
opens one-half hour before
sunrise on Monday,
December 15, and closes at
sunset on Saturday,
December 20.
Promotion
not
LANCASTER During
Interstate Milk
Cooperative’s annual
meeting held here in
November, it was reported
that a three cent increase for
milk promotion would be
occurring within the future.
As a number of producers
have expressed concern over
the matter, Lancaster
Farming has chosen to
clarify the matter.
The members of Interstate
did in fact resolve to endorse
Meat Plants Can
Process Deer
Meat plants are permitted
to. process deer, despite
occasional rumors to the
contrary.
The Game Commission
says that both state and
federal meat inspection
regulations specifically
permit plants to process
game for hunters. Venison
and meat from other game
can be mixed with beef, pork
or other domestic meat, if
desired.
Game cannot be bought or
sold.
Special Field Report
On Hunting Conditions
Each week during the
general hunting seasons, the
Game Commission provides
information cm field and
forest conditions and
chances for winter success
throughout the state. These
are the reports from various
field divisions for the first
week of the antlered'deer
season:
Northwest Division - Good
snow cover in Crawford,
Erie, Warren and Forest
Counties; practically no
snow in rest of division and
dry, windy conditions with
noisy forest floor have cut
sharply into harvest; plenty
of bucks still available in
thick cover; some areas
almost devoid of hunters;
one 173-lb. 17-point taken in
Venango County; numerous
failures to tag bucks, loaded
guns in vehicles' and hunting
in safety zones.
Southwest Division - Lack
of snow holding down har
vest; woods windy and
increase
immediate
such an increase but this did
not immediately institute the
program. Before such an
increase is actually put into
action it must first be in
troduced to the milk
marketing administration
and hearings on the proposed
increase must be heard.
Members would then vote on
the action and decide
whether to adopt it or not.
Action such as this would
probably take at least a year
and perhaps more. In
terstate has voiced an op
timistic opinion on the future
of the measure but the final
decision will be up to the
members of the co-op.
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noted in deer herd
noisy; roads in fine shape;
excellent supply of bucks
still available; hunters
urged to be mors cautious
and follow all safety
precautions; too many
antlerless deer being shot -
hunters should be sure of
targets.
Northcentral Division -
Some light snow and icy
conditions, particularly in
northern tier counties; roads
still in good shape generally,
but may be slippery in spots;
still lots of deer available;
15-pointer taken in Lycoming
County; wearing of
fluorescent orange strongly
recommended, and shooters
reminded to clearly identify
target
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Southcentral Division •
Nice buck harvest so far, but
still plenty of deer available;
good turnout of hunters
expected for Saturday; good
hunting weather, but woods
are dry and there is con
siderable danger of forest
fires; hunting accidents are
a concern - deer art color
blind and wearing of
fluorescent orange does not
Jeopardize a hunter’s
chances of connecting on a
bud; some hunters driving
in cleared fields - more
respect should be shown for
landowners’ rights.
Northeast Division - Crisp
weather is ideal for deer
hunting; quite a few bucks
still available; mid-week
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bunting pressure had
dropped, but pickup ex
pected (or Saturday; roada
in good shape; big increaae
noted in uae of fluoraacent
orange this year, which haa
helped reduce chance* for
bunting accident*.
Southeast Division • Of
ficers report Increaae in
harvest of deer, but high
number of road kills in
dicates there are atm plenty
of buck* available; better
ratks being taken this ypar;
increased hunter turnout
expected Saturday; more
respect fear private property
needed, apd hunters urged to
show more discretion in
choice of locations to remove
entrails from deer.
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