Women Bolster Hunter Ranks

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Posted September 5, 2016 10:24 am by Comments

By Justin Stakes

Danielle Miller, of Mifflin in Juniata County, grew up in a hunting family and always loved the outdoors, then got her first hunting license at age 22. Females continue to join the Pennsylvania's hunter ranks in record numbers, with 96,555 females buying licenses or permits in 2015-16.

Females continued buying licenses in record numbers in 2015-16.

Danielle Miller, of Mifflin in Juniata County, grew up in a hunting family and always loved the outdoors, then got her first hunting license at age 22. Females continue to join the Pennsylvania’s hunter ranks in record numbers, with 96,555 females buying licenses or permits in 2015-16.
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Pennsylvania Game Commission

Harrisburg, PA -(AmmoLand.com)- You might say Jillian Katchko was born to hunt.

“Hunting was all around me from the time I was born – literally,” the 13-year-old from New Freedom, York County, said. “Dad shot a wide-racked 9-point buck when I was 5 months old, and he took a photo of the buck next to me in my baby carrier.”

“My Grandma Anna said my grandfather took the same kind of photos of my dad and his brothers when they were kids,” she said.

Naturally enough, Jillian wanted to take part in this family tradition. When she turned 12, she became certified through a Hunter-Trapper Education course, then got her first license and headed afield with her dad.

She was quick to make memories, too, taking her first squirrel with her .22 rifle at 22 yards, then encountering a 4-point …Read the Rest

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