Pennsylvania is tracking wild turkeys by GPS to find out why populations are declining
Possible factors in the decline include loss of habitat, weather patterns, predators and disease.
Possible factors in the decline include loss of habitat, weather patterns, predators and disease.
The bill would allow decisions on Sunday hunting to be made by the Pennsylvania Game Commission, which already make other wildlife management decisions for the state.
Game commissioners made what they called a “difficult” vote to ban use of rifles for fall turkey hunting, citing a declining turkey population.
Deer hunting season gets an unusual weekend start this year.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission filed charges against two people accused of kicking a wounded deer in the head and neck and pulling off its antler during a videotaped attack.