Posted January 31, 2018 5:30 pm by Comments

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

PA Game Commission Announces New Wildlife Management Director

USA -(Ammoland.com)- The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Bureau of Wildlife Management has a new director.

Matthew Schnupp, who for 10 years served as chief wildlife biologist and research liaison for the 825,000-acre King Ranch, in Kingsville, Texas, started in the position today.

Schnupp fills a position left vacant when former bureau director Wayne Laroche was appointed the agency’s special assistant for chronic wasting disease response.

Schnupp, who was born and raised in Wheeling, W. Va., said he developed his love for the outdoors by hunting deer, squirrels, and pheasants in Washington and Greene counties.

He said he’s honored to get back to his roots as part of the Game Commission, serving citizens by heading up the bureau responsible for managing the state’s 480 wildlife species.

“In Pennsylvania, hunting and trapping always have gone hand in hand, and I’m proud to work alongside so many people focused on carrying that rich tradition through the generations,” Schnupp said.

Game Commission Executive Director Bryan Burhans said Schnupp is passionate about working for wildlife, and he’s a credit to the agency.

“I’m very excited to work alongside such a charismatic individual with heartfelt drive for wildlife conservation,” Burhans said. “Wildlife management is at …Read the Rest

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