Posted October 27, 2015 2:03 am by Comments

By Vanessa Torres

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Stocking Pheasants in Pennsylvania for 100 Years
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Pennsylvania Game Commission

Pennsylvania -(Ammoland.com)- In 1915, the Pennsylvania Game Commission launched a new initiative, releasing 1,000 ring-necked pheasants in a handful of counties to be pursued by hunters there.

A century later, that tradition continues. At least 200,000 birds raised by the Game Commission are slated to be released statewide this year on state game lands and other properties open to public hunting.

And with the statewide small-game seasons set to kick off this weekend, hunters everywhere can share in the celebration, said Game Commission Executive Director R. Matthew Hough.

“The Game Commission’s pheasant propagation program each year provides tens of thousands of hunters with some of the best small-game hunting action to be found,” Hough said. “It’s a time honored tradition enjoyed by young and old alike, and in this 100th anniversary of pheasant stocking by the agency, there’s no better time to get out there – and few better ways to spend a pleasant autumn day.”

More than 15,200 pheasants were released ahead of the weeklong junior-only season, which ended Oct. 17, and beginning this week, there will be several consecutive weekly releases of pheasants, as …Read the Rest

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