Pennsylvania Game Commission Officers Recognized By NWTF

By Ammoland Editor Joe Evans

USA -(Ammoland.com)- In Pennsylvania, it’s turkey season.

And the National Wild Turkey Federation Pennsylvania State Chapter recently honored two Pennsylvania Game Commission officers for their work in wildlife conservation.

Pennsylvania Game Commission Land Management Group Supervisor Jerry A. Bish, of Conneaut Lake, was named recipient of the National Wild Turkey Federation’s Joe Kurz Wildlife Manager of the Year Award for his work managing wildlife habitat.

And Wildlife Conservation Officer Daniel Murray, of Milesburg, was named the National Wild Turkey Federation’s 2016 Conservation Officer of the Year.

Each honor recognizes the officers’ service during 2016, and was presented at the Pennsylvania Board of Game Commissioners’ recent meeting.

Joe Kurz Wildlife Manager of the Year Award:

The award Bish received is named in honor of a former Georgia Department of Natural Resources wildlife chief for his leadership and the vital role he played in improving wildlife management. Kurz also was a prominent figure in wild turkey trap-and-transfer programs across North America.

Bish graduated from the 20th Class of the Ross Leffler School of Conservation in 1989, the first class to graduate from the school constructed at the Game Commission’s Harrisburg headquarters. He was promoted to Land Management Group …Read the Rest

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