On Friday, July 10, the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners will hold its third quarterly meeting to discuss several sportsmen-related issues, including elk hunt zones, game land expansions, and more.
Some Agenda Items:
- Elk Management and Hunt Zones: The Board is expected to finalize updated elk management units and 11 distinct hunt zones. This directly impacts how the wild elk population is managed ahead of the upcoming license drawing.
- State Game Lands Expansion: Commissioners will consider four separate land deals to acquire and add roughly 1,700 acres to State Game Lands across multiple counties.
Meeting Information:
- Date: Friday, July 10
- Time: 1 p.m.
- Location: Pennsylvania Game Commission Headquarters located at 2001 Elmerton Ave., in Harrisburg
Public comments will be accepted at the beginning of the meeting starting at 1:00 p.m.
- Registration: You must register in person at the headquarters beginning at 12:15 p.m.. Speakers are called on a first-to-register basis.
- Rules: Comments are strictly limited to 5 minutes and must focus on agenda items. Note that PowerPoint presentations are not permitted.
If you cannot make it to Harrisburg, you can watch the entire meeting live on the Pennsylvania Game Commission YouTube Channel.
The Critical Need for Vigilance
Anti-hunting groups are constantly searching for backdoors to lock us out of public lands, outlaw essential conservation tools, and choke our heritage with red tape. By showing up, whether in the meeting room or on the virtual livestream, you send a clear message to the commission: Pennsylvania’s sporting community demands science-based management, transparency, and respect for our time-honored traditions.
History proves that when outdoor enthusiasts drop their guard, radical animal-rights groups capitalize on the silence. We cannot sit back and let a loud, highly organized minority rewrite the rules of our outdoor heritage.
Defending the Future of Our Wildlife
As sportsmen, we are the true frontline guardians of a lifestyle that is increasingly coming under political fire. While we are actively funding conservation and managing the land, anti-sportsmen groups are busy filling public hearings to erase our way of life. The threats we face today are unprecedented. It is time for our community to stand together, match their energy, and fiercely protect our right to hunt, fish, and trap. This is how we ensure the legacy we inherited is preserved for our kids, grandkids, and generations to come.
Please forward this alert to your family, friends, and fellow hunters. Urge them to stand with you and the Sportsmen’s Alliance to defend our outdoor freedom in the Keystone State.
The Sportsmen’s Alliance guarantees hunting, fishing, and trapping for the American sportsman now and forever. We’re there when sportsmen need us most. We are the only organization specifically created to protect the individual hunter, angler, and trapper – no matter the threat. We will never compromise when it comes to defending our way of life in the courts, in the legislatures, in the public square, and at the ballot box. We make this promise to the American sportsman: we will never give up and never give in while proudly securing our future against those seeking to destroy our values, beliefs, and traditions.
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